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Centrum West RandstadRail station

Centum West
Zoetermeer Station Centrum West.JPG
The refurbished station. Platform 1 for Den Haag, Platform 2 for Zoetermeer (towards Stadhuis), Platform 3 for Zoetermeer (towards Dorp).
Location Netherlands
Coordinates 52°3′38″N 4°29′01″E / 52.06056°N 4.48361°E / 52.06056; 4.48361Coordinates: 52°3′38″N 4°29′01″E / 52.06056°N 4.48361°E / 52.06056; 4.48361
Platforms 3
History
Opened May 22, 1977, reopened Oct 29, 2006
Closed Jun 3, 2006
Location
Centum West is located in RandstadRail station
Centum West
Centum West
Location within RandstadRail station

Centrum West is a RandstadRail station in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands.

The station opened, as a railway station, on 22 May 1977 as part of the Zoetermeerlijn, operating Zoetermeer Stadslijn services. The train station closed on 3 June 2006 and reopened as a RandstadRail station on 29 October 2006 for the HTM tram services (4), and on 20 October 2007 for tram service 3.

The station features 3 platforms, these platforms are low, and the same level as the tram doors. The terminating platform is for RR3 services starting at Centrum West and then stopping at Dorp, Delftsewallen etc. The two through tracks are: Westbound - towards Voorweg and Den Haag, and the Eastbound platform for services to Zoetermeer Javalaan and the Stadslijn. These services call at Stadhuis and Palenstein etc. These two tracks are for RR3 and RR4 services.

Passengers from Den Haag can change at this station for Dorp, Delftsewallen and Driemanspolder and Vice Versa, to get there quicker.

The following services currently call at Centrum West:

RR3 starts at Centrum West, operates around the Zoetermeer Circuit, then passes Centrum West again and finally continues to Den Haag.

A Bus Station is next to the station (connected by the footbridge). The following services serve the Bus Station:

RandstadRail Network Map

A RegioCitadis on RR4

An RET Metro set that was converted for RandstadRail operation.

A new RET RandstadRail set, which replaced the Metro sets.

The station before it was closed for refurbishing.


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