Centrum-West RandstadRail station
Centrum-West | |||||
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 The refurbished station. Platform 1 for Den Haag, Platform 2 for Zoetermeer (towards Stadhuis), Platform 3 for Zoetermeer (towards Dorp). | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Netherlands | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°3′38″N 4°29′01″E / 52.06056°N 4.48361°E | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 22 May 1977, reopened 29 October 2006 | ||||
| Closed | 3 June 2006 | ||||
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Centrum-West is a RandstadRail station in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands.
History
[edit]The station opened, as a railway station, on 22 May 1977 as part of the Zoetermeerlijn, operating Zoetermeer Stadslijn services.[1] The train station closed on 3 June 2006 and reopened as a RandstadRail station on 29 October 2006 for the HTM tram services (4), and on 20 October 2007 for tram service 3.[2]
The station features 3 platforms, these platforms are low, and the same level as the tram doors. The terminating platform is for RR3 services starting at Centrum-West and then stopping at Dorp, Delftsewallen etc. The two through tracks are: Westbound - towards Voorweg and Den Haag, and the Eastbound platform for services to Zoetermeer Javalaan and the Stadslijn. These services call at Stadhuis and Palenstein etc. These two tracks are for RR3 and RR4 services.
Passengers from Den Haag can change at this station for Dorp, Delftsewallen and Driemanspolder and Vice Versa, to get there quicker.
The Dutch television programme Opsporing Verzocht (Wanted) of 8 November 2023 aired surveillance camera images and requested tips to identify two persons who assaulted a train driver on Centrum-West station on 2 November 2023.[3]
Train services
[edit]The following services currently call at Centrum-West:
RR3 starts at Centrum-West, operates around the Zoetermeer Circuit, then passes Centrum-West again and finally continues to Den Haag.
| Preceding station | RandstadRail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadhuis towards Centrum-West | Line 3 (HTM) | Voorweg towards Arnold Spoelplein | ||
| Terminus | Dorp towards Arnold Spoelplein | |||
| Stadhuis towards Lansingerland-Zoetermeer | Line 4 (HTM) | Voorweg towards De Uithof | ||
Bus services
[edit]A bus station is next to the station (connected by the footbridge).[4] The following services serve the bus station:
- 32 (Centrum-West - Stompwijk - Zoeterwoude-Dorp - Leiden Lammenschans - Leiden Cenraal - Katwijk aan Zee) - Connexxion)
- 50 (Centrum-West - Driemanspolder RR - Rijswijk NS) - Veolia
- 54 (Centrum-West - Driemanspolder RR - Den Haag HS/Hoge School) - Veolia
- 70 (Centrum-West - Zoetermeer Hospital - Zoetermeer Noordhove - Zoetermeer Hospital - Centrum-West) - Veolia
- 71 (Centrum-West - Zoetermeer NS - Zoetermeer Rokkeveen West - Zoetermeer Rokkeveen Oost - Zoetermeer Oost NS - Centrum-West) - Veolia
- 72 (Centrum-West - Zoetermeer Oost NS - Zoetermeer Rokkeveen Oost - Zoetermeer Rokkeveen Oost - Zoetermeer NS - Centrum-West) - Veolia
- 74 (Centrum-West - Zoetermeer Oost NS - Zoetermeer Lansinghage - Centrum-West) - Veolia
- 77 (Centrum-West - Voorweg RR - Meerzicht RR - Driemanspolder RR - Dorp RR - Zoetermeer Hoornerhage - Zoetermeer Oosterheem) - Veolia
- 121 (Centrum-West - Zoetermeer NS - Pijnacker Centrum - Delft University - Delft NS) - Veolia
- 165 (Centrum-West - Palenstein RR - Willem Dreeslaan RR - Benthuizen - Hazerwoude - Hazerwoude Rijndijk - Alphen a/d Rijn NS) - Connexxion
- 170 (Centrum-West - Delftsewallen RR - Zoetermeer Oost NS - Zoetermeer NS - Berkel - Rotterdam Noord NS - Rotterdam Centraal NS) - Qbuzz
- 173 (Centrum-West - Zoetermeer Hoornerhage - Bleiswijk - Bergschenhoek - Rotterdam Noord NS - Rotterdam Centraal NS) - Qbuzz
- 177 (Centrum-West - Zoetermeer Hoornerhage - Moerkapelle - Waddinxveen South - Gouda NS) - Connexxion
- 204 (Centrum-West - Zoetermeer NS - Zoetermeer Oost NS - Lansinghage - Bergschenhoek - Rotterdam Centraal NS) - Qbuzz (Fastbus)
- 206 (Centrum-West - Zoeterwoude-Dorp - Leiden Lammenschans - Leiden Centraal) - Connexxion
Gallery
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RandstadRail Network Map -
A RegioCitadis on RR4 -
The station before it was closed for refurbishing.
References
[edit]- ^ "De Zoetermeerlijn klaar voor start". NRC Handelsblad. 1977-05-18. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ Westerduin, Chris (2023-07-28). "📷 Terug in de tijd, 28 juli 2013". Haags Openbaar Vervoer Museum (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ "Mishandeling trambestuurder in Opsporing Verzocht en overval in Team West". www.politie.nl (in Dutch). 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ Zoetermeer, Gemeente (2022-02-02). "Deelgebied 8, Centrum West". Gemeente Zoetermeer (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-02-22.