Vlaardingen West | |
Symbol: | metro |
Symbol Location: | rotterdam |
Type: | Rotterdam Metro station |
Style: | Rotterdam Metro |
Country: | Netherlands |
Coordinates: | 51.9039°N 4.3142°W |
Line: | Schiedam–Hoek van Holland railway |
Platform: | 1 island platform 1 side platform |
Tracks: | 3 |
Opened: | 1 June 1969 |
Closed: | 1 April 2017 |
Rebuilt: | 30 September 2019 |
Map Type: | Netherlands Randstad ZW#Netherlands |
Vlaardingen West is a metro station in Vlaardingen, the Netherlands. Located on the Hoekse Lijn, it is served by RET Metro Line B at all times, and Line A during peak periods.
The station was opened on 1 June 1969 by Nederlandse Spoorwegen, as a local railway station on the Hoekse Lijn. NS stopped operating the line, including Vlaardingen West railway station, on 1 April 2017 to enable conversion for metro train operations. The station was reopened by RET on 30 September 2019, with preview services operating on 28 September.[1]
As of 2019, Vlaardingen West is served by 6 trains per hour on RET Metro Line B, of which 3 per hour travel the full length of the route, and 3 travel only as far as Steendijkpolder[1]
During peak periods, the station is also the western terminus of Line A, with 6 trains per hour making use of the centre track and platform to turn back eastbound.
Bus services are operated by RET.
56 | Vlaardingen West - Holy-Noord | Vlaardingen Oost, Overdrevenpad | ||
156 | Vlaardingen West - Holy-Noord | Vlaardingen Oost, Jean Monnetring | Not on Sundays | |
B2 | Rotterdam Centraal - Rotterdam Centraal (ring) | Vijfsluizen, Vlaardingen Oost, Vlaardingen West | Friday- and Saturday evenings only |