Hoek van Holland Haven metro station explained

Hoek van Holland Haven
Symbol:metro
Symbol Location:rotterdam
Type:Rotterdam Metro station
Style:Rotterdam Metro
Country:Netherlands
Coordinates:51.9781°N 4.1283°W
Platform:1 staggered side platform
Tracks:2
Opened:1 June 1893
Architect:M.A. van Wadenoijen
Closed:1 April 2017
Rebuilt:30 September 2019
Electrified:1935
Code:Hld
Operator:RET
Map Type:Netherlands Randstad ZW#Netherlands

Hoek van Holland Haven (Hook of Holland Harbour) is a metro station on Line B of the Rotterdam Metro, in Hook of Holland (Hoek van Holland), Rotterdam, South Holland. Trains connect with the Stena Line Dutchflyer boat service to Harwich International in England. Until 1 April 2017, it was a railway station served by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. On 30 September 2019, it reopened as the western terminus of RET Metro Line B.,[1] and in 2023 it was extended to the new Hoek van Holland Strand station with the platforms relocated to the northwest of the historical station-building, so that they are on the new section of the line.

Train services

As of 2019, metro service operates every 20 minutes throughout the day to Nesselande, via Beurs.[1]

Since 2017 rail service from Rotterdam Centraal railway station operates every 30 minutes. The service continues on to Hoek van Holland Strand railway station 600m (2,000feet) further west.

Ferry services

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References

  1. Web site: Information about the Hoekse Lijn. Information about the Hoek van Holland line . Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram . 29 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190929112252/https://www.ret.nl/home/reizen/dienstregeling/metro/hoekselijn/reisinformatie-metro-op-de-hoekse-lijn.html . 29 September 2019.

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