Leidschenveen is the
RandstadRail
RandstadRail () is a tram-train network in the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area in the west of the Netherlands that is jointly operated by HTM Personenvervoer (HTM) and Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram (RET). It connects the cities of Rott ...
station in the centre of
Leidschenveen in the neighbourhood
Leidschenveen-Ypenburg in
The Hague
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Netherlands
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. The station features 2 platforms on a viaduct. These have a high and a low platform, with tram lines
RandstadRail 3 and
RandstadRail 4 using the lower platforms, and
metro line E using the higher platforms. Leidschenveen is the station where the metro and the tram lines split, with the metro (line E) continuing to
Rotterdam
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, while the trams (3 & 4) continue to
Zoetermeer
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.
History
Leidschenveen opened as a RandstadRail station on 29 October 2006 for the
HTM tram services (4) and for the
RET metro service (line E), and on 20 October 2007 for tram service 3. In 2014 a pilot study focused on means to reduce litter, prompting measures that improved the perception of cleanliness. Neighbourhood organizations complained in 2020 about safety issues related to loitering teens.
Train services
The following services currently call at Leidschenveen:
Tram & Bus Services
These services depart from street level, directly below the station.
* Tram 19 (
Leidschendam
Leidschendam () is a town and former municipality in the province of South Holland of the Netherlands. Along with Voorburg and Stompwijk, it is part of the municipality Leidschendam-Voorburg.
History
The town's name has been in use for centurie ...
- Station Leidschenveen -
Station Ypenburg - Ypenburg -
Delft
Delft () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, ...
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Station Delft -
Delft University
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It is considered one ...
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* Bus 33 (Leidschenveen - Station Leidschenveen -
Station Ypenburg - Ypenburg -
Rijswijk
Rijswijk (), formerly known as Ryswick ( ) in English, is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Its population was 59.642 in 2024, and it has an area of , of which is water.
The municipality also i ...
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Station Rijswijk - Rijswijk De Schilp)
Gallery
File:Randstadrail station Leidschenveen HTM rijtuig.jpg, An RR4 Tram at Leidschenveen, leaving the Tram Platforms.
File:Halte Leidschenveen.JPG, Leidschenveen Station, before completion.
File:Station Leidschenveen met bus.JPG, Leidschenveen Station, with a service 33 at the stop. The tram tracks have already been built for tram 19, which started in 2009.
References
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RandstadRail stations in The Hague
Railway stations in the Netherlands opened in 2006