Heemraadlaan metro station

Heemraadlaan is one of three (above-ground) subway stations in the Dutch city of Spijkenisse.[1] Architect Carel Weeber was critically acclaimed for his design of the three stations.[2] The Heemraadlaan station is the penultimate stop for trains of Rotterdam Metro lines C and D and features two side platforms. The station is named for the large thoroughfare above which it is built.

Heemraadlaan
Rotterdam Metro station
General information
Coordinates51°50′16″N 4°19′54″E / 51.83778°N 4.33167°E / 51.83778; 4.33167
Owned byRET
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
Opened1985
Services
Preceding station Rotterdam Metro Following station
De Akkers
Terminus
Line C Spijkenisse Centrum
towards De Terp
Line D Spijkenisse Centrum

History

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The station was opened on 25 April 1985. On that date, the North-South Line (currently operated by line D trains) was extended from its former terminus, Zalmplaat station, towards its current terminus, De Akkers station. Since the East-West Line was connected to the North-South Line in November 2002, trains of what is currently line C also call at the station.

In 2022 a Metro pillar street art project intervened the pillars of the metro line between Heemraadlaan and Spijkenisse Centrum focussing on diversity and nature.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Metro Stations Centrum, Heemraadlaan, De Akkers". www.architectureguide.nl. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  2. ^ "Is de metro van Spijkenisse de mooiste ter wereld? Weeber´s detaillering verrijkt nieuwbouw-omgeving". NRC Handelsblad. 1985-08-29. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  3. ^ "Metro pillar Street art project Spijkenisse". Studio MAKY. 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2024-02-20.