Rotterdam Blaak station

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.

Rotterdam Blaak
Location	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Coordinates	51°55′12″N 4°29′21″E
Line(s)	Breda–Rotterdam railway
Platforms	4
Connections	RET Rotterdam Metro: A, B, C RET Rotterdam Tram: 21, 24 RET: 32, 47
Other information
Station code	Rtb
History
Opened	1877
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station Dordrecht toward Vlissingen NS Intercity 2200 2x/hour Rotterdam Centraal toward Amsterdam Centraal Dordrecht Terminus NS Intercity 2400 2x/hour; Not on late evenings and early Sunday mornings Rotterdam Centraal Weekdays and Saturdays except evenings toward Lelystad Centrum Rotterdam Centraal Evenings until +/- 10:00pm and Sundays from +/- 10:30am until +/- 10:00pm toward Lelystad Centrum Rotterdam Centraal toward Den Haag Centraal NS Sprinter 5000 2x/hour; Not on evenings and weekends Rotterdam Zuid toward Dordrecht NS Sprinter 5100 2x/hour Rotterdam Metro Beurs toward Schiedam Centrum Line A Not on evenings and early weekend mornings Oostplein toward Binnenhof Beurs toward Hoek van Holland Haven Line B Oostplein toward Nesselande Beurs toward De Akkers Line C Oostplein toward De Terp
Location
Rotterdam Blaak Location within Southwest Randstad Show map of Southwest Randstad Rotterdam Blaak Rotterdam Blaak (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands

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, opened 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).

Train services

The following services call at Rotterdam Blaak:

• 2x per hour national (Intercity) service from Amsterdam to Haarlem, Leiden, The Hague, Rotterdam, Dordrecht, Roosendaal and Vlissingen
• 2x per hour national (Intercity) service from Lelystad to Almere, Duivendrecht, Amsterdam Zuid, Schiphol Airport, Leiden, The Hague, Rotterdam and Dordrecht
• 4x per hour local service (Sprinter) from The Hague to Rotterdam and Dordrecht

Other public transport

The metro of lines A, B, and C call at the subway station, simply called Blaak.

Several Rotterdam tram and city bus lines call at the Rotterdam Blaak station. A tram stop is located between the entrances of the railway and the metro station, where line 21 stops. All subway lines, trams and city buses are operated by RET

The routes of the city buses and trams are as follows:

Line	Type	Route	Frequency	Notes
21	Tram	De Esch - Woudestein - Oostplein - Station Blaak - Beurs - Centraal Station - Middellandstraat - Marconiplein - Station Schiedam Centrum - Schiedam, Bachplein - Schiedam, Woudhoek	Outside Summer and Christmas holidays: 4x/hour, but only 3x/hour on weekends Summer and Christmas holidays: 3x/hour	Not on evenings and early Sunday mornings
24	Tram	De Esch - Woudestein - Oostplein - Station Blaak - Beurs - Centraal Station - Middellandstraat - Marconiplein - Station Schiedam Centrum - Schiedam, Bachplein - Vlaardingen, Holy	Outside Summer and Christmas holidays: 4x/hour, but only 3x/hour on weekends Summer and Christmas holidays: 3x/hour
32	Bus	Overschie - Oude Westen - Eendrachtsplein - Station Blaak - Feijenoord - Station Zuid	Outside Summer and Christmas holidays: 4x/hour, but 6x/hour during weekdays rush hours and only 3x/hour on evenings Summer and Christmas holidays: 4x/hour, but only 3x/hour on evenings
47	Bus	Station Blaak -> Noordereiland -> Station Blaak	3x/hour
B5	Bus	Centraal Station -> Beurs -> Station Blaak -> Oostplein -> Kralingen -> Lage Land -> Oosterflank Metro station -> Capelle aan den IJssel -> Station Capelle Schollevaar -> Zevenkamp -> Graskruid Metro station -> Station Alexander -> Centraal Station	1x/hour	Nightbus service, Friday Night and Saturday Night only

External links

• NS website (in Dutch)
• Dutch Public Transport journey planner (in Dutch)