Rodenrijs is a

metro station A metro station or subway station is a train station for a rapid transit system, which as a whole is usually called a "metro" or "subway". A station provides a means for passengers to purchase tickets, board trains, and evacuate the syste ...

, as a part of the

Rotterdam metro The Rotterdam Metro () is a rapid transit system operated in Rotterdam, Netherlands and surrounding municipalities by RET. The first line, called ''Noord – Zuidlijn'' (North – South line) opened in 1968 and ran from Centraal Station to Zu ...

and the regional light rail system

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 ...

, located in Rodenrijs, the

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History

The railway station opened here on 1 October 1908 as part of the Hofpleinlijn. As the nearby station Berkel was closed in 1965, the name of the Rodenrijs station was changed into

Berkel en Rodenrijs image:Berkel bord.jpg, 270px, Town sign Berkel en Rodenrijs () is a town and former municipality in the Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of Lansingerland, in the province of South Holland, The Netherlands. The town is very close to ...

. This station was closed on 3 June 2006 for refurbishment work to a RandstadRail metro station. The RandstadRail station opened on 10 September 2006 for the RET Erasmuslijn metro service, currently line E, now under the name of Rodenrijs again, as at the same time the new station Berkel Westpolder was opened. The station features 2 platforms, that are the same height as the train doors. In 2006 and 2007 the service was operated as a shuttle Rotterdam Hofplein - Nootdorp. The station lies in the south west of Rodenrijs. As of 2008 the service was after Nootdorp extended to The Hague Central station. In 2010 the route on the Rotterdam side changed to Rotterdam Central and in 2011 to Rotterdam Slinge. Ten years after its opening, Rodenrijs station had a facelift. Waiting areas for passengers and parking spaces for bicycles were improved.

Train services

The following services currently call at Rodenrijs:

Bus services

These services depart from near the station, on the Oostlaan: * 172 (Rodenrijs Town Service (Anticlockwise) - Rodenrijs RR -

Bergschenhoek 270px, Town sign Bergschenhoek () is a town and former municipality in the municipality of Lansingerland, in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is situated roughly 10 km to the north of Rotterdam. The town had a population of 18 ...

- Rodenrijs RR) (operated by

Qbuzz Qbuzz is a public transport company in the Netherlands that operates services in Friesland, South Holland, Utrecht, Drenthe and Groningen. Founded in 2008, it was a subsidiary of Nederlandse Spoorwegen from 2013 until 2017. It is currently ow ...

) * 174 (Rodenrijs Town Service (Clockwise) - Rodenrijs RR -

- Rodenrijs RR) (operated by Qbuzz)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rodenrijs RandstadRail station RandstadRail stations Railway stations in the Netherlands opened in 1908