Pijnacker Zuid RandstadRail station explained

Pijnacker Zuid
Style:	RandstadRail
Country:	Netherlands
Coordinates:	52.0047°N 4.4464°W
Platform:	2
Opened:	10 Sep 2006
Map Type:	Netherlands RandstadRail station

Pijnacker Zuid is a RandstadRail station located in Pijnacker, the Netherlands.^[1]

History

The RandstadRail station opened on 10 September 2006 for the RET Erasmuslijn metro service, currently line E. The station features 2 platforms, that are the same height as the train doors.

In 2006 and 2007 the service was operated as a shuttle Rotterdam Hofplein - Nootdorp. The station lies in the very south of Pijnacker, near a new housing development, Klapwijk where there will be 3400 new homes. In 2022 a new housing development next to Pijnacker Zuid station was announced with 330 homes.^[2]

In 2020 a new turning track was built just south of Pijnacker Zuid.^[3] This enabled RET to extend metro line D to Pijnacker Zuid during peak hours.^[4]

Train services

The following services currently call at Pijnacker Zuid:

Bus services

These services depart from near the station, at the bus stop Ade on the N472, by the roundabout:

• 171 (Pijnacker Centrum RR - Pijnacker South - Rodenrijs - Rotterdam Centraal NS) (operated by Qbuzz)
• 176 (Pijnacker Centrum RR - Pijnacker South - Rodenrijs - Bergschenhoek - Hillegersberg - Rotterdam Alexander NS) (operated by Qbuzz)
• 484 (Pijnacker Buurtbus - Pijnacker - Delft East)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alles over bereikbaarheid . 2024-02-19 . Natuurlijk Pijnacker-Nootdorp . nl-NL.
2. Web site: Bouw 330 woningen naast station Pijnacker Zuid begint in 2023 . 2024-02-19 . Algemeen Dagblad.
3. Web site: 2020-08-06 . RET legt keerspoor aan in Pijnacker: meer metro's in de spits . 2024-02-19 . www.telstar-online.nl . nl.
4. Web site: 2020-03-30 . Nog meer metro's in spits op Randstadrail . 2024-02-19 . rijnmond.nl . nl.
5. Web site: Halte Pijnacker Zuid . 2024-02-19 . www.ret.nl.