Rotterdam Centraal is the main railway station of the city Rotterdam

Rotterdam

Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...

 in the Netherlands.
The station opened June 3, 1847 as the Delftsche Poort

Rotterdam Delftsche Poort railway station

Rotterdam Delftsche Poort was a railway station of the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij in Rotterdam, The Netherlands located on the Oude Lijn from Amsterdam Willemspoort station to Rotterdam...

 railway station. The station building designed by Sybold van Ravesteyn

Sybold van Ravesteyn

Sybold van Ravesteyn ) was a Dutch architect. He designed many train stations, many now demolished, a zoo, public buildings such as theatres, as well as residences, interiors and furniture.-Biography:Sybold van Ravesteyn was born 18 February 1889 in Rotterdam...

 opened in 1957 and closed on September 2, 2007. The building became too small for the increasing number of passengers.
Completion of a new public transport terminal is expected in 2013.

The station currently has 13 platforms, many being island platforms. The station is 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....

, Breda–Rotterdam railway

Breda–Rotterdam railway

The Breda–Rotterdam railway is a heavily used railway line in the Netherlands running from Breda to Rotterdam, passing through Dordrecht. It is also called the Staatslijn I in Dutch...

, Utrecht–Rotterdam railway

Utrecht–Rotterdam railway

The Utrecht–Rotterdam railway is a heavily used railway line in the Netherlands, running from Utrecht to Rotterdam, passing through Gouda. The line was opened between 1855 and 1858. The western terminus was originally the Rotterdam Maas station. In 1899, a connection with the Rotterdam Delftse...

 and the HSL-Zuid

HSL-Zuid

HSL-Zuid , is a 125 km-long high-speed railway line in the Netherlands to the Belgian border, with a branch to Breda. Together with the Belgian HSL 4 it forms the Schiphol–Antwerp high-speed railway...

.