Rotterdam Alexander station
railway station in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Rotterdam Alexander is a combined metro and railway station in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It is located on the Utrecht–Rotterdam railway. It is named after the Prins Alexander borough, and therefore indirectly after Alexander, Prince of Orange. The shopping mall Alexandrium is located near the station.
Train services
The following services currently call at Rotterdam Alexander:
1x per hour intercity service Rotterdam – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Zwolle – Groningen
1x per hour intercity service Rotterdam – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Zwolle – Leeuwarden
2x per hour intercity service Rotterdam – Utrecht
2x per hour local service (sprinter) Rotterdam – Gouda – Gouda-Goverwelle – Woerden – Amsterdam – Uitgeest
2x per hour local service (sprinter) Rotterdam – Gouda – Gouda-Goverwelle (Peak hours only)
Metro service
Rotterdam Alexander station is also located on the Rotterdam Metro, a rapid transit system operated by RET. It is served by trains of lines A and B and is located on the former Caland line or east–west line (Dutch: Calandlijn / Oost-Westlijn).
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