Schiedam Centrum station

Schiedam Centrum is a railway station and metro station in Schiedam, just to the west of Rotterdam, Netherlands, on the railway line between The Hague and Rotterdam Centraal. Train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen, and metro, tram and bus services are operated by Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram.

Schiedam Centrum
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates51°55′19″N 4°24′36″E
Line(s)Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway
Schiedam–Hoek van Holland railway
Platforms4
Connections RET Rotterdam Metro: A, B, C
RET Rotterdam Tram: 21, 24
RET: 38, 51, 53, 54, 126, 226, B2, B3, B9
Veolia Transport: 36
Other information
Station codeSdm
History
Opened1847
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station
toward Vlissingen
NS Intercity 2200
2x/hour
toward Dordrecht
NS Intercity 2400
2x/hour; Not on evenings and Sundays
NS Intercity 3700
2x/hour; Evenings until +/- 10:00pm and Sundays from +/- 10:30am until +/- 10:00pm
toward Venlo
NS Sprinter 5000
2x/hour; Not on evenings and weekends
toward Dordrecht
NS Sprinter 5100
2x/hour
Rotterdam Metro
TerminusLine A
Not on evenings and early weekend mornings
toward Binnenhof
Line B
toward Nesselande
toward De Akkers
Line C
toward De Terp
Location
Schiedam Centrum
Location within Southwest Randstad
Schiedam Centrum
Schiedam Centrum (Netherlands)

History

The station opened on 3 June 1847 as Schiedam, with The Hague – Rotterdam railway line. The branch to Maassluis opened in 1891, extended to Hoek van Holland two years later. In 1967 the station was renamed Schiedam-Rotterdam West, and in 1998 it was renamed again to Schiedam Centrum.

In 2000, the railway building was completely renewed as part of the extension of the East-West Line of the Rotterdam Metro, which has called at Schiedam Centrum since November 2002.

In 2017, railway services to Hoek van Holland ceased as the line would be converted for metro operations. Service to Hoek van Holland resumed on 30 September 2019, now operated by RET Metro Line B.

Incidents

In 1856 the first major train accident in the Netherlands occurred near Schiedam causing three deaths.[1]

In 1976 there was a major train disaster near the station, resulting in 24 deaths.

Services

Train Services

The following services call at Schiedam Centrum:

  • 2x per hour intercity Amsterdam - Haarlem - Leiden - The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Roosendaal - Vlissingen
  • 2x per hour intercity Lelystad - Almere - Amsterdam South - Schiphol - The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht (not in the evening and Sundays)
  • 2x per hour intercity Venlo - Eindhoven - ‘s-Hertogenbosch - Utrecht - Amsterdam - Schiphol - Leiden - The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht (only in the evening and Sundays).
  • 4x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht
New (2010) SLT unit 2401 on a Hoek van Holland service at Schiedam Centrum

Metro Services

Schiedam Centrum is an important station on Rotterdam Metro lines A, B, and C. Just west of the station is the junction where Lines A and B diverge from Line C to head toward Hoek van Holland. Outside of peak periods, it is also the western terminus of Line A.

Tram and Bus Services

Several Rotterdam tram and bus lines call at Schiedam Centrum. A tram stop for RET lines 21 and 23 is near the entrances of the railway and the metro station.

PreviousLineNext
's-Gravelandseweg   Tram 21
Harreweg - De Esch		   Broersvest
's-Gravelandseweg   Tram 24
Holy - De Esch		   Broersvest

References
  1. "Eerste treinramp met doden ook bij Schiedam". Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). May 1, 2004. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
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