Schiedam Centrum station

Schiedam Centrum is a railway station and metro station in Schiedam, just to the west of Rotterdam, Netherlands, on the railway line between The Hague and Rotterdam Centraal. Train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen, and metro, tram and bus services are operated by Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram.

Schiedam Centrum
General information
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	51°55′19″N 4°24′36″E
Line(s)	Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway Schiedam–Hoek van Holland railway
Platforms	4
Connections	RET Rotterdam Metro: A, B, C RET Rotterdam Tram: 21, 24 RET: 38, 51, 53, 54, 126, 226, B2, B3, B9 EBS: 456, 824, 826
Other information
Station code	Sdm
History
Opened	1847 (1847)
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station Delft towards Amsterdam Centraal NS Intercity 2200 Rotterdam Centraal towards Vlissingen NS Intercity 2300 Delft towards Lelystad Centrum NS Intercity 2400 Rotterdam Centraal towards Dordrecht Delft towards Arnhem Centraal NS Intercity 3200 Rotterdam Centraal Terminus Delft towards Venlo NS Intercity 3700 Rotterdam Centraal towards Dordrecht Delft Campus towards Den Haag Centraal NS Sprinter 5000 NS Sprinter 5100 Preceding station Rotterdam Metro Following station Schiedam Nieuwland towards Vlaardingen West Line A Marconiplein towards Binnenhof Schiedam Nieuwland towards Hoek van Holland Strand Line B Marconiplein towards Nesselande Parkweg towards De Akkers Line C Marconiplein towards De Terp
Location Schiedam Centrum Location within Southwest Randstad Schiedam Centrum Schiedam Centrum (Netherlands)

History

The station opened on 3 June 1847 as Schiedam, with The Hague – Rotterdam railway line. The branch to Maassluis opened in 1891, extended to Hook of Holland (Hoek van Holland) two years later. In 1967 the station was renamed Schiedam-Rotterdam West, and in 1998 it was renamed again to Schiedam Centrum.

In 2000, the railway building was completely renewed as part of the extension of the East-West Line of the Rotterdam Metro, which has called at Schiedam Centrum since November 2002.

In 2017, railway services to Hook of Holland ceased as the line would be converted for metro operations. Service to Hook of Holland resumed on 30 September 2019, now operated by RET Metro Line B.

Incidents

In 1856 the first major train accident in the Netherlands occurred near Schiedam causing three deaths.

In 1976 there was a major train disaster near the station, resulting in 24 deaths.

Services

Train services

The following services call at Schiedam Centrum:

• 2× per hour intercity Amsterdam – Haarlem – Leiden – The Hague – Rotterdam – Dordrecht – Roosendaal – Vlissingen
• 2× per hour intercity Lelystad – Almere – Amsterdam South – Schiphol – The Hague – Rotterdam – Dordrecht (not in the evening and Sundays)
• 2× per hour intercity Venlo – Eindhoven - ‘s-Hertogenbosch – Utrecht – Amsterdam – Schiphol – Leiden – The Hague – Rotterdam – Dordrecht (only in the evening and Sundays).
• 4× per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague – Rotterdam – Dordrecht

New (2010) SLT unit 2401 on a Hook of Holland service at Schiedam Centrum

Metro services

Schiedam Centrum is an important station on Rotterdam Metro lines A, B, and C. Just west of the station is the junction where Lines A and B diverge from Line C to head toward Hoek van Holland Haven metro station. It is also an important station for transfers from metro and tram to train. Outside of peak periods, it is also the western terminus of Line A.

Tram and bus services

Several Rotterdam tram and bus lines call at Schiedam Centrum. A tram stop for RET lines 21 and 24 is near the entrances of the railway and the metro station.

Preceding station	Line			Following station
's-Gravelandseweg		Tram 21 Woudhoek– De Esch		Broersvest
's-Gravelandseweg		Tram 24 Holy – De Esch		Broersvest

External links

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