Rotterdam Zuid is a

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in the city of

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , ; ; ) is the second-largest List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city in the Netherlands after the national capital of Amsterdam. It is in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, part of the North S ...

in the

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, located on the Breda–Rotterdam railway between

and

Dordrecht Dordrecht (), historically known in English as Dordt (still colloquially used in Dutch, ) or Dort, is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Western Netherlands, lo ...

. It is situated at the end of the Willemsspoortunnel in the borough of Feijenoord.

History

''Rotterdam Zuid'' was first opened on 2 May 1877 as a station on the Breda–Rotterdam railway (''Staatslijn I''). To the north was the Hefbrug, connecting the rail tracks from the north and the south of Rotterdam, and to the south was Barendrecht. The area around the station was less developed than today. It was a simple station, without a building and with 2 platforms. After

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, the reconstruction of the railroad tracks in and around Rotterdam began. In 1958, ''Rotterdam Zuid'' was renovated and had gained a small building. The station remained that way until the next reconstruction in 1993, when a tunnel was built to replace the flyover at Blaak and the bridges over the

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. The station was given a total makeover. The number of tracks between Rotterdam and

was being expanded from 2 to 4, giving the station 4 platform tracks. To reach all of the platforms, a traverse was built over the station, which connected the Rosestraat and the Oranjeboomstraat.

Train services

The following services call at Rotterdam Blaak: *2x per hour local service (''sprinter'') The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Breda *2x per hour local service (''sprinter'') The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Roosendaal

Bus and tram services

Rotterdam Zuid is a stop for the following Bus lines on the RET network. At night, Rotterdam Zuid is connected by the Bob bus, operated by RET. Bob is a drink-or-drive campaign.

References

External links

NS website

Dutch Public Transport journey planner
{{Railway stations in South Holland Railway tunnels in the Netherlands Zuid Railway stations in the Netherlands opened in 1877