Stadhuis RandstadRail station (Zoetermeer)
Stadhuis | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°03′39″N 4°29′35″E / 52.06083°N 4.49306°E | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | 22 May 1977, reopened 29 October 2006 | |||||||||||||||
Closed | 3 June 2006 | |||||||||||||||
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Stadhuis 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. The station was originally called Centrum Oost in connection with Centrum West station. [1]However this name changed as it could confuse passengers between this station and Zoetermeer Oost station.[2] The station building work didn't finish until 1985, and because of safety concerns, the station was again rebuilt in 1990 to let more sunlight in. 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. The station was renovated in 2019.[3]
The station features 2 underground platforms, located below Zoetermeer's town hall (Dutch: stadhuis). These platforms are low, and the same level as the tram doors, therefore making it step free.
Train services
[edit]The following services currently call at Stadhuis:[4]
Gallery
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RandstadRail Network Map
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A RegioCitadis on RR4
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An RET Metro set that was converted for RandstadRail operation.
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A new RET RandstadRail set, which replaced the Metro sets.
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An RR3 at the station heading towards Den Haag.
- ^ "Nieuw station langs Zoetermeerlijn". Trouw. 1980-10-03. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ^ "Spoorboekje eenvoudiger". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 1985-05-10. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ^ "Nieuwe uitstraling RandstadRail-halte Stadhuis". Zoetermeer.nieuws.nl (in Dutch). 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ^ "Tram stop Stadhuis, Zoetermeer". 9292.nl. Retrieved 2024-11-25.