Rotterdam Alexander station

Rotterdam Alexander
Entrance of Rotterdam Alexander
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	51°57′7″N 4°33′10″E / 51.95194°N 4.55278°E / 51.95194; 4.55278Coordinates: 51°57′7″N 4°33′10″E / 51.95194°N 4.55278°E / 51.95194; 4.55278
Line(s)	Utrecht–Rotterdam railway
Platforms	2
Connections	RET Rotterdam Metro: A, B Arriva: 175, 190 RET: 30, 31, 35, 36, 37, B5
Other information
Station code	Rta
History
Opened	1968
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station Rotterdam Centraal 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 Gouda 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 Gouda toward Leeuwarden NS Intercity 2800 2x/hour; Not on late evenings and early weekend mornings Gouda toward Utrecht Centraal Capelle Schollevaar toward Uitgeest NS Sprinter 4000 2x/hour Rotterdam Noord toward Rotterdam Centraal Rotterdam Noord toward Rotterdam Centraal NS Sprinter 7700 2x/hour; Weekdays rush hours only Capelle Schollevaar toward Gouda Goverwelle Rotterdam Metro Oosterflank toward Schiedam Centrum Line A Not on evenings and early weekend mornings Graskruid toward Binnenhof Oosterflank toward Kralingse Zoom Line A Evenings and early weekend mornings only Oosterflank toward Schiedam Centrum Line B Graskruid toward Nesselande
Location
Rotterdam Alexander Location within Southwest Randstad Show map of Southwest Randstad Rotterdam Alexander Rotterdam Alexander (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands

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

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

• Nederlandse Spoorwegen

References

External links

• NS website (in Dutch)
• Dutch Public Transport journey planner (in Dutch)
• (in Dutch) NS station information