Rotterdam Blaak station
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| Location | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°55′12″N 4°29′21″E / 51.92000°N 4.48917°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Breda–Rotterdam railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | RET Rotterdam Metro: A, B, C RET Rotterdam Tram: 1, 11 RET: 32, 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Rtb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1877 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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).