Hoek van Holland Haven metro station

Hoek van Holland Haven (Hook of Holland Harbour) is a metro station on Line B of the Rotterdam Metro, in 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] Work is underway to extend the line further west to a new Hoek van Holland Strand station.

Hoek van Holland Haven
Rotterdam Metro station
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates51°58′41″N 4°7′42″E
Operated byRET
Platforms1 staggered side platform
Tracks2
Construction
ArchitectM.A. van Wadenoijen
Other information
Station codeHld
History
Opened1 June 1893
Closed1 April 2017
Rebuilt30 September 2019
Electrified1935
Services
Preceding station   Rotterdam Metro   Following station
TerminusLine B
toward Nesselande
Location
Hoek van Holland Haven
Location within Southwest Randstad
Hoek van Holland Haven
Hoek van Holland Haven (Netherlands)

Train services

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

Until 2017 rail service from Rotterdam Centraal railway station operated every 30 minutes. The service continued on to Hoek van Holland Strand railway station 600 metres further west.

Ferry services
PreviousLineNext
Harwich International
via Stena Line		   Dutchflyer
London-Amsterdam		   Rotterdam Centraal
Harwich International   Stena Line
Ferry		   Terminus

References
  1. "Information about the Hoekse Lijn" [Information about the Hoek van Holland line]. Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
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