Rotterdam Blaak station

Rotterdam Blaak
General information
LocationRotterdam, Netherlands
Coordinates51°55′12″N 4°29′21″E / 51.92000°N 4.48917°E / 51.92000; 4.48917
Line(s)Breda–Rotterdam railway
Platforms4
ConnectionsMainline rail interchange RET Rotterdam Metro: A, B, C
Mainline rail interchange RET Rotterdam Tram: 21, 24
Bus transport RET: 32, 47
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station codeRtb
History
Opened1877
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station
Dordrecht
towards Vlissingen
NS Intercity 2200
2x/hour
Rotterdam Centraal
Dordrecht
Terminus
NS Intercity 2400
2x/hour; Not on late evenings and early Sunday mornings
Rotterdam Centraal
Weekdays and Saturdays except evenings
Rotterdam Centraal
Evenings until +/- 10:00pm and Sundays from +/- 10:30am until +/- 10:00pm
Rotterdam Centraal NS Sprinter 5000
2x/hour; Not on evenings and weekends
Rotterdam Zuid
towards Dordrecht
NS Sprinter 5100
2x/hour
Preceding station Rotterdam Metro Following station
Beurs Line A
Not on evenings and early weekend mornings
Oostplein
towards Binnenhof
Beurs Line B Oostplein
towards Nesselande
Beurs
towards De Akkers
Line C Oostplein
towards De Terp
Location
Rotterdam Blaak is located in Southwest Randstad
Rotterdam Blaak
Rotterdam Blaak
Location within Southwest Randstad
Rotterdam Blaak is located in Netherlands
Rotterdam Blaak
Rotterdam Blaak
Rotterdam Blaak (Netherlands)

Rotterdam Blaak is a railway and metro station in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Located in the centre of the city, not far from the cube houses and the Markthal, the station is served by trains operating on the Breda–Rotterdam railway between Rotterdam Centraal and Dordrecht.

The first railway station at this location – then called Rotterdam Beurs – was opened on 2 May 1877. It formed part of a 2.2 km (1.4 mi) long viaduct. Destroyed during World War II, it was replaced by a new station, Rotterdam Blaak, in 1953.

The underground metro station opened on 6 May 1982, with space reserved for a possible underground railway station directly underneath it. On 15 September 1993, this new underground railway station was opened, as part of a 2.8 km (1.7 mi) long tunnel. This tunnel, including the station, had four tracks instead of the two on the viaduct. Train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS).