Hoek van Holland Haven metro station

Hoek van Holland Haven (Hook of Holland Harbour) is a metro station on Line B of the Rotterdam Metro, in Hook of Holland (Hoek van Holland), Rotterdam, South Holland. Trains connect with the Stena Line Dutchflyer boat service to Harwich International in England. Until 1 April 2017, it was a railway station served by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. On 30 September 2019, it reopened as the western terminus of RET Metro Line B.,[1] and in 2023 it was extended to the new Hoek van Holland Strand station with the platforms relocated to the northwest of the historical station-building, so that they are on the new section of the line.

Hoek van Holland Haven
Rotterdam Metro station
Original location of the station platform (1991)
General information
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates51°58′41″N 4°7′42″E / 51.97806°N 4.12833°E / 51.97806; 4.12833
Operated byRET
Platforms1 staggered side platform
Tracks2
Construction
ArchitectM.A. van Wadenoijen
Other information
Station codeHld
History
Opened1 June 1893
Closed1 April 2017
Rebuilt30 September 2019
Electrified1935
Services
Preceding station Rotterdam Metro Following station
Hoek van Holland Strand
Terminus
Line B Maassluis Steendijkpolder
towards Nesselande
Location
Hoek van Holland Haven is located in Southwest Randstad
Hoek van Holland Haven
Hoek van Holland Haven
Location within Southwest Randstad
Hoek van Holland Haven is located in Netherlands
Hoek van Holland Haven
Hoek van Holland Haven
Hoek van Holland Haven (Netherlands)
Platform on the new section of the line B (2021).

Train services

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As of 2019, metro service operates every 20 minutes throughout the day to Nesselande, via Beurs.[1]

Since 2017 rail service from Rotterdam Centraal railway station operates every 30 minutes. The service continues on to Hoek van Holland Strand railway station 600 m (2,000 ft) further west.

Ferry services

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Previous Line Next
Harwich International
via Stena Line
  Dutchflyer
London-Amsterdam
  Rotterdam Centraal
via the Rotterdam Metro Line B
Harwich International   Stena Line
Ferry
  Terminus

References

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  1. ^ a b "Information about the Hoekse Lijn" [Information about the Hoek van Holland line]. Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
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