Opened 1847 Platforms in use 4 | Station code Sdm Province South Holland | |
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Line(s) Amsterdam–Rotterdam railwaySchiedam–Hoek van Holland railway Connections RET Rotterdam Metro: A, B, C RET Rotterdam Tram: 21, 24 RET: 38, 51, 53, 54, 126, 226, B2, B3, B9 Veolia Transport: 36 Architects Koen van der Gaast, Dirk Margadant Similar Schiedam Nieuwland railway st, Rotterdam Blaak station, Rotterdam Centraal station, De Akkers metro station, Vlaardingen Centrum railway st | ||
Schiedam Centrum is a railway station and metro station in Schiedam, just to the west of Rotterdam, Netherlands on the railway line between The Hague and Rotterdam Centraal, and is the junction for the branch to Hoek van Holland. Trains are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.
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History
The station opened on 3 June 1847 as Schiedam, with the The Hague - Rotterdam railway line. In 1856 the first major train accident in the Netherlands occurred near Schiedam causing three deaths. The branch to Maassluis opened in 1891, extended to Hoek van Holland two years later. In 1967 the station was renamed Schiedam-Rotterdam West, in 1998 Schiedam Centrum. In 1976 there was a major train disaster near the station, resulting in 24 deaths. In 2000, the railway building was completely renewed as part of the extension of the East-West Line of the Rotterdam Metro, which has called at Schiedam Centrum since November 2002.
Train services
The following services call at Schiedam Centrum:
Other public transport
Rotterdam Metro lines A, B, and C call at the metro station next to the railway station. For lines A and B it is the western terminus.
Several Rotterdam tram and bus lines call at Schiedam Centrum. A tram stop for RET lines 21 and 23 is near the entrances of the railway and the metro station.