Hoek van Holland Haven metro station

Station Hoek van Holland Haven
Location Netherlands
Coordinates 51°58′41″N 4°7′42″E / 51.97806°N 4.12833°E / 51.97806; 4.12833Coordinates: 51°58′41″N 4°7′42″E / 51.97806°N 4.12833°E / 51.97806; 4.12833
Operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Line(s) Rotterdam Centraal – Hoek van Holland Strand
Platforms 6
Construction
Architect M.A. van Wadenoijen
Other information
Station code Hld
History
Opened 1 June 1893
Closed 1 April 2017
Electrified 1935
Services
Preceding station   Rotterdam Metro   Following station
  From Autumn 2018  
Terminus
Line B
Maassluis Steendijkpolder
toward Nesselande
Location
Station Hoek van Holland Haven
Location within Southwest Randstad
Station Hoek van Holland Haven
Station Hoek van Holland Haven (Netherlands)

Hoek van Holland Haven (Hook of Holland Harbour) is a metro station in the Netherlands. Trains connect with the Stena Line Dutchflyer boat service to Harwich International in England. Until 1 April 2017, this station was a railway station served by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. It is currently closed for reconstruction to metro operations until February 2019.[1]

In the past, the station was of importance because it was close to the Hook of Holland Port. It offered many international services to Germany and beyond. The international train services ceased for some years, although Hoek van Holland Haven retains four 400 m (440 yd) platforms for such trains.

The Boat Train service between Amsterdam and Hoek van Holland ended in December 2006.

Until 2017, a commuter service from Rotterdam Centraal railway station operated every 30 minutes. The service continued to Hoek van Holland Strand railway station, 600 metres further on, during the summer season, reduced during the winter season to one train per hour and only between 11:00 and 16:00.

Train services

Being currently closed for reconstruction, the station has no regular train services. There are replacement buses operated by Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram.

Ferry services

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

References

  1. "Voltooiing Hoekse Lijn is vertraagd tot februari 2018" (in Dutch). hoekselijn.mrdh.nl. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
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