Centrum-West RandstadRail station

Centrum-West
The refurbished station. Platform 1 for Den Haag, Platform 2 for Zoetermeer (towards Stadhuis), Platform 3 for Zoetermeer (towards Dorp).
General information
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates52°3′38″N 4°29′01″E / 52.06056°N 4.48361°E / 52.06056; 4.48361
Platforms3
History
Opened22 May 1977, reopened 29 October 2006
Closed3 June 2006
Location
Centrum-West is located in RandstadRail network
Centrum-West
Centrum-West
Location within RandstadRail network

Centrum-West is a RandstadRail station in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands.

History

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

The following services currently call at Centrum-West:

Service Route Material Frequency
RR3 Arnold Spoelplein - Pisuissestraat - Mozartlaan - Heliotrooplaan - Muurbloemweg - Hoefbladlaan - De Savornin Lohmanplein - Appelstraat - Zonnebloemstraat - Azaleaplein - Goudenregenstraat - Fahrenheitstraat - Valkenbosplein - Conradkade - Van Speijkstraat - Elandstraat - MCH Westeinde - Brouwersgracht - Grote Markt - Spui - Den Haag Centraal - Beatrixkwartier - Laan van NOI - Voorburg 't Loo - Leidschendam-Voorburg - Forepark - Leidschenveen - Voorweg (Low Level) - Centrum-West - Stadhuis - Palenstein - Seghwaert - Leidsewallen - De Leyens - Buytenwegh - Voorweg (High Level) - Meerzicht - Driemanspolder - Delftsewallen - Dorp - Centrum-West HTM RegioCidatis Tram 6x per hour (Monday - Saturday, Every 10 Minutes), 5x per hour (Sundays, Every 12 Minutes), 4x per hour (Evenings, after 8pm, Every 15 Minutes)
RR4 De Uithof - Beresteinaan - Bouwlustlaan - De Rade - Dedemsvaart - Zuidwoldepad - Leyenburg - Monnickendamplein - Tienhovenselaan - Dierenselaan - De La Reyweg - Monstersestraat - MCH Westeinde - Brouwersgracht - Grote Markt - Spui - Den Haag Centraal - Beatrixkwartier - Laan van NOI - Voorburg 't Loo - Leidschendam-Voorburg - Forepark - Leidschenveen - Voorweg (Low Level) - Centrum-West - Stadhuis - Palenstein - Seghwaert - Willem Dreeslaan - Oosterheem - Javalaan HTM RegioCitadis Tram 6x per hour (Monday - Saturday, Every 10 Minutes), 5x per hour (Sundays, Every 12 Minutes), 4x per hour (Evenings, after 8pm, Every 15 Minutes)

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

A bus station is next to the station (connected by the footbridge).[4] The following services serve the bus station:

  • RandstadRail Network Map
    RandstadRail Network Map
  • A RegioCitadis on RR4
    A RegioCitadis on RR4
  • The station before it was closed for refurbishing.
    The station before it was closed for refurbishing.

References

  1. ^ "De Zoetermeerlijn klaar voor start". NRC Handelsblad. 1977-05-18. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  2. ^ Westerduin, Chris (2023-07-28). "📷 Terug in de tijd, 28 juli 2013". Haags Openbaar Vervoer Museum (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  3. ^ "Mishandeling trambestuurder in Opsporing Verzocht en overval in Team West". www.politie.nl (in Dutch). 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  4. ^ Zoetermeer, Gemeente (2022-02-02). "Deelgebied 8, Centrum West". Gemeente Zoetermeer (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-02-22.