Rijswijk railway station
Encyclopedia
Rijswijk is a railway station located in Rijswijk
in the suburbs of The Hague
, the Netherlands. The station was opened on 3 June 1847 and is located on the Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway
, between The Hague and Rotterdam. It was later enlarged, and then closed in 1938. In 1965 it opened in a different location.
The station has been in a tunnel since 1996, with 4 tracks and 4 platforms. The northern entrance is a modern glass pyramid sticking out of the ground, the southern entrance, on Winston Churchilllaan, is combined with a local bus and tram station.
Rijswijk
Rijswijk is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It is a suburb of The Hague and covers an area of 14.48 km² ....
in the suburbs of The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
, the Netherlands. The station was opened on 3 June 1847 and is located on the Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway
Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway
The railway from Amsterdam through Haarlem to Rotterdam runs from Amsterdam Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal through Haarlem....
, between The Hague and Rotterdam. It was later enlarged, and then closed in 1938. In 1965 it opened in a different location.
The station has been in a tunnel since 1996, with 4 tracks and 4 platforms. The northern entrance is a modern glass pyramid sticking out of the ground, the southern entrance, on Winston Churchilllaan, is combined with a local bus and tram station.
Train services
The following services currently call at Rijswijk:- 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Leiden - The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht
- 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Roosendaal