Rotterdam Noord railway station

Rotterdam Noord is a railway station in the city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, located on the Utrecht–Rotterdam railway. It sits at the border between the two Rotterdam municipalities Noord and Hillegersberg-Schiebroek.

Rotterdam Noord
Rotterdam Noord
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates51°56′32″N 4°28′53″E
Line(s)Utrecht–Rotterdam railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeRtn
History
Opened4 October 1953
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station
toward Uitgeest
NS Sprinter 4000
2x/hour
Terminus
Terminus
NS Sprinter 9700
2x/hour; Weekdays rush hours only
Location
Rotterdam Noord
Location within Southwest Randstad
Rotterdam Noord
Rotterdam Noord (Netherlands)

History

In 1899, the railway station Hillegersberg was opened on the new connecting line (Ceintuurbaan) between the railway from Rotterdam Delftsche Poort to Leiden, and the railway from Rotterdam Maasstation to Utrecht. In 1953 the railway from Rotterdam to Utrecht was rerouted to the new Rotterdam Centraal railway station through Hillegersberg. A new station building was constructed, and the station was renamed Rotterdam Noord. Rotterdam Noord is designed by architect Sybold van Ravesteyn who has also designed the stations Rotterdam Centraal, Eindhoven, and many other railway stations and buildings in the Netherlands. The station was opened on 4 October 1953.

The building

The platform that leads to Utrecht is connected to a building, where there used to be an NS office that sold tickets. When this office disappeared and the tickets could only be bought at a ticket machine, the building was closed down. Since a few years back the building is used for an art-exposition.

Train services

Rotterdam Noord is a station for local trains (Stoptrein and Sprinter in Dutch).

The following services currently call at Rotterdam Noord.

  • 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Uitgeest - Amsterdam - Woerden - Rotterdam
  • 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Rotterdam - Gouda Goverwelle (Peak hours only)

Tram and bus services

Rotterdam Noord is a stop for the following Rotterdam tram and bus lines on the RET network.

Tram Service Route
4 Molenlaan - Marconiplein
8 Kleiweg - Spangen
Bus Service Operator Route
35 RET Station Alexander - Station Noord
174 RET Rotterdam Noord - Berkel Westpolder - Delft

At Night, Rotterdam Noord is connected by the Bob bus, operated by RET. Bob is a drink or drive campaign.

Bob Busline Route Notes
BOB 10 Rotterdam Centraal - Berkel - Pijnacker Only in weekends.
BOB 17 Rotterdam Centraal - Bleiswijk Only on Saturday Night

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