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] Work is underway to extend the line further west to a new Hoek van Holland Strand station and to relocate the platforms to the northwest of their current location along the historical building, so that they are on the new section of the line.
Hoek van Holland Haven  | |||||||||||
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| Rotterdam Metro station | |||||||||||
 Current (as of 2019) location of the station platform | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Netherlands | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°58′41″N 4°7′42″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | RET | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 staggered side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Architect | M.A. van Wadenoijen | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | Hld | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 June 1893 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1 April 2017 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 30 September 2019 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1935 | ||||||||||
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| Location | |||||||||||
  Hoek van Holland Haven Location within Southwest Randstad  Hoek van Holland Haven Hoek van Holland Haven (Netherlands) | |||||||||||
Train services
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
| Previous | Line | Next | ||
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| Harwich International via Stena Line |
Dutchflyer London-Amsterdam |
Rotterdam Centraal via the Rotterdam Metro Line B | ||
| Harwich International | Stena Line Ferry |
Terminus |
References
- "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.