Schiedam Nieuwland metro station

Metro station in Schiedam, the Netherlands

Schiedam Nieuwland

Rotterdam Metro station
General information
Location| Netherlands
Coordinates| 51°55′20″N 4°22′58″E﻿ / ﻿51.92222°N 4.38278°E﻿ / 51.92222; 4.38278
Line(s)| Schiedam–Hoek van Holland railway
History
Opened| 1 June 1975
Closed| 1 April 2017
Rebuilt| 30 September 2019
Services
| Preceding station  | Rotterdam Metro | Following station

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Vlaardingen Oost

towards Vlaardingen West

|  | Line A

Not on evenings and early weekend mornings

|  | Schiedam Centrum

towards Binnenhof

Vlaardingen Oost

towards Hoek van Holland Strand

|  | Line B |  | Schiedam Centrum

towards Nesselande

Location

Schiedam Nieuwland

Location within Southwest Randstad

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Schiedam Nieuwland

Schiedam Nieuwland (Netherlands)

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Schiedam Nieuwland is a metro station in Schiedam in the Netherlands. Located on the Hoekse Lijn, it is served by RET Metro Line B at all times, and Line A during peak periods.

The station is built on the bridge over the Nieuwe Damlaan, one of the principal streets northwest of the city centre of Schiedam.

## History

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Railway station in 2012

The station was opened on 1 June 1975 as a railway station and was operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen until 31 March 2017. The station and other infrastructure was then handed over to the Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram (RET) and closed for a 2-year period of renovation and adapting to their metro mode of transportation. The station reopened on 30 September 2019 as part of the Rotterdam Metro.[1]

## Services

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As of 2019, Schiedam Nieuwland is served by 6 trains per hour on RET Metro Line B, of which 3 per hour travel the full length of the route, and 3 travel only as far as Steendijkpolder[2]

During peak periods, the station is also served by 6 trains per hour on Line a, which travel as far as Vlaardingen West.

## References

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1. ^ "Hoekse Lijn" (in Dutch). Metropoolregio Rotterdam Den Haag. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
2. ^ "Information about the Hoekse Lijn". Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram. Retrieved 29 September 2019.

## External links

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* Dutch Public Transport journey planner