Rotterdam Alexander station

Rotterdam Alexander is a combined metro and railway station in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It is located on the Utrecht–Rotterdam railway. It is named after Prins Alexander borough, and therefore indirectly after Alexander, Prince of Orange. Near the station is shopping mall Alexandrium situated.

Rotterdam Alexander
Entrance of Rotterdam Alexander
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates51°57′7″N 4°33′10″E
Line(s)Utrecht–Rotterdam railway
Platforms2
Connections RET Rotterdam Metro: A, B
Arriva: 175, 190
RET: 30, 31, 35, 36, 37, B5
Other information
Station codeRta
History
Opened1968
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station
Terminus
NS Intercity 500
1x/hour; Combined half-hourly service with Intercity 600 on section Rotterdam Centraal-Zwolle. Transfer to Intercity 1800 to/from Leeuwarden at Zwolle
toward Groningen
NS Intercity 600
1x/hour; Combined half-hourly service with Intercity 500 on section Rotterdam Centraal-Zwolle. Transfer to Intercity 700 to/from Groningen at Zwolle
toward Leeuwarden
NS Intercity 2800
2x/hour; Not on late evenings and early weekend mornings
toward Uitgeest
NS Sprinter 4000
2x/hour
NS Sprinter 7700
2x/hour; Weekdays rush hours only
Rotterdam Metro
Line A
Not on evenings and early weekend mornings
toward Binnenhof
Line A
Evenings and early weekend mornings only
Line B
toward Nesselande
Location
Rotterdam Alexander
Location within Southwest Randstad
Rotterdam Alexander
Rotterdam Alexander (Netherlands)

Train services

The following services currently call at Rotterdam Alexander:

  • 1x per hour intercity service Rotterdam – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Zwolle – Groningen
  • 1x per hour intercity service Rotterdam – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Zwolle – Leeuwarden
  • 2x per hour intercity service Rotterdam – Utrecht
  • 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Rotterdam – Gouda – Gouda Goverwelle – Woerden – Amsterdam – Uitgeest
  • 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Rotterdam – Gouda – Gouda Goverwelle (Peak hours only)
Rotterdam Alexander, railway platforms

Metro service

Rotterdam Alexander station is also located on the Rotterdam Metro, a rapid transit system operated by RET. It is served by trains of lines A and B and is located on the former Caland line or East-West line (Dutch: Calandlijn / Oost-Westlijn).

See also

References
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