Location Netherlands Opened 1877 Platforms in use 4 | Station code Rtb Province South Holland | |
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Line(s) Breda–Rotterdam railway Connections RET Rotterdam Metro: A, B, C
RET Rotterdam Tram: 21, 24
RET: 32, 47 Address 3011 GA Rotterdam, Netherlands Architects Sybold van Ravesteyn, Harry Reijnders Similar Rotterdam Centraal station, Beurs metro station, Rotterdam Stadion railway st, Rotterdam Noord railway st, Schiedam Centrum station | ||
Rotterdam Blaak is a railway station and metro station in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, located on the Breda–Rotterdam railway between Rotterdam and Dordrecht. The station is located in the centre of the city, near the cube houses.
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On 2 May 1877 the first railway station on this location was opened, then called Rotterdam Beurs. This station was part of a 2.2 km (1.4 mi) long viaduct. After the station had been destroyed during World War II, a new station opened in 1953, called Rotterdam Blaak.
When the underground metro station was opened on 6 May 1982, space was already reserved for a possible underground railway station directly underneath the metro station. On 15 September 1993, this new underground railway station was opened, as part of a 2.8 km (1.7 mi) long tunnel. This tunnel, including the station, now had 4 tracks instead of the 2 on the viaduct.
Train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS).
Train services
The following services call at Rotterdam Blaak:
Other public transport
The metro of lines A, B, and C call at the subway station, simply called Blaak.
Several Rotterdam tram and city bus lines call at the Rotterdam Blaak station. A tram stop is located between the entrances of the railway and the metro station, where line 21 stops. All subway lines, trams and city buses are operated by RET
The routes of the city buses and trams are as follows: