Rotterdam Blaak station (original) (raw)

Railway station in Rotterdam, Netherlands

Rotterdam Blaak
General information
Location Rotterdam, Netherlands
Coordinates 51°55′12″N 4°29′21″E / 51.92000°N 4.48917°E / 51.92000; 4.48917
Line(s) Breda–Rotterdam railway
Platforms 4
Connections Mainline rail interchange RET Rotterdam Metro: A, B, C Mainline rail interchange RET Rotterdam Tram: 21, 24 Bus transport RET: 32, 47
Construction
Structure type Underground
Other information
Station code Rtb
History
Opened 1877
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station Dordrechttowards Vlissingen NS Intercity 22002x/hour Rotterdam Centraaltowards Amsterdam Centraal DordrechtTerminus NS Intercity 24002x/hour; Not on late evenings and early Sunday mornings Rotterdam CentraalWeekdays and Saturdays except eveningstowards Lelystad Centrum Rotterdam CentraalEvenings until +/- 10:00pm and Sundays from +/- 10:30am until +/- 10:00pmtowards Lelystad Centrum Rotterdam Centraaltowards Den Haag Centraal NS Sprinter 50002x/hour; Not on evenings and weekends Rotterdam Zuidtowards Dordrecht NS Sprinter 51002x/hour Preceding station Rotterdam Metro Following station Beurstowards Vlaardingen West Line ANot on evenings and early weekend mornings Oostpleintowards Binnenhof Beurstowards Hoek van Holland Strand Line B Oostpleintowards Nesselande Beurstowards De Akkers Line C Oostpleintowards De Terp
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Rotterdam Blaak is a railway and metro station in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Located in the centre of the city, not far from the cube houses and the Markthal, the station is served by trains operating on the Breda–Rotterdam railway between Rotterdam Centraal and Dordrecht.

The first railway station at this location – then called Rotterdam Beurs – was opened on 2 May 1877. It formed part of a 2.2 km (1.4 mi) long viaduct. Destroyed during World War II, it was replaced by a new station, Rotterdam Blaak, in 1953.

The underground metro station opened on 6 May 1982, with space reserved for a possible underground railway station directly underneath it. On 15 September 1993, this new underground railway station was opened, as part of a 2.8 km (1.7 mi) long tunnel. This tunnel, including the station, had four tracks instead of the two on the viaduct. Train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS).

The following services call at Rotterdam Blaak:

Other public transport

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The metro of lines A, B, and C call at the subway station, simply called Blaak.

Several Rotterdam tram and city bus lines call at the Rotterdam Blaak station. A tram stop is located between the entrances of the railway and the metro station, where line 21 and line 24 stop. All subway lines, trams and city buses are operated by RET

The routes of the city buses and trams are as follows:

Line Type Route Frequency Notes
21 Tram De Esch - Woudestein - Oostplein - Station Blaak - Beurs - Centraal Station - Middellandstraat - Marconiplein - Station Schiedam Centrum - Schiedam, Bachplein - Schiedam, Woudhoek Outside Summer and Christmas holidays: 4x/hour, but only 3x/hour on weekends Summer and Christmas holidays: 3x/hour Not on evenings and early Sunday mornings
24 Tram De Esch - Woudestein - Oostplein - Station Blaak - Beurs - Centraal Station - Middellandstraat - Marconiplein - Station Schiedam Centrum - Schiedam, Bachplein - Vlaardingen, Holy Outside Summer and Christmas holidays: 4x/hour, but only 3x/hour on weekends Summer and Christmas holidays: 3x/hour
32 Bus Overschie - Oude Westen - Eendrachtsplein - Station Blaak - Feijenoord - Station Zuid Outside Summer and Christmas holidays: 4x/hour, but 6x/hour during weekdays rush hours and only 3x/hour on evenings Summer and Christmas holidays: 4x/hour, but only 3x/hour on evenings
47 Bus Station Blaak -> Noordereiland -> Station Blaak 3x/hour
B5 Bus Centraal Station -> Beurs -> Station Blaak -> Oostplein -> Kralingen -> Lage Land -> Oosterflank Metro station -> Capelle aan den IJssel -> Station Capelle Schollevaar -> Zevenkamp -> Graskruid Metro station -> Station Alexander -> Centraal Station 1x/hour Nightbus service, Friday Night and Saturday Night only