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
General information
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates51°57′7″N 4°33′10″E
Line(s)Utrecht–Rotterdam railway
Platforms2
ConnectionsMainline rail interchange RET Rotterdam Metro: A, B
Bus transport Arriva: 175, 190
Bus transport RET: 30, 31, 35, 36, 37, B5
Other information
Station codeRta
History
Opened1968
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
towards 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
towards Leeuwarden
NS Intercity 2800
2x/hour; Not on late evenings and early weekend mornings
Gouda
Capelle Schollevaar
towards Uitgeest
NS Sprinter 4000
2x/hour
Rotterdam Noord
Rotterdam Noord NS Sprinter 7700
2x/hour; Weekdays rush hours only
Capelle Schollevaar
Preceding station Rotterdam Metro Following station
Oosterflank Line A
Not on evenings and early weekend mornings
Graskruid
towards Binnenhof
Oosterflank Line A
Evenings and early weekend mornings only
Oosterflank Line B Graskruid
towards Nesselande
Location
Rotterdam Alexander is located in Southwest Randstad
Rotterdam Alexander
Rotterdam Alexander
Location within Southwest Randstad
Rotterdam Alexander is located in Netherlands
Rotterdam Alexander
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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