Leidschenveen is the RandstadRail station in the centre of Leidschenveen in the neighbourhood Leidschenveen-Ypenburg in The Hague, Netherlands. The station features 2 platforms on a viaduct. These have a high and a low platform, with tram lines RandstadRail 3 and RandstadRail 4 using the lower platforms, and metro line E using the higher platforms. Leidschenveen is the station where the metro and the tram lines split, with the metro (line E) continuing to Rotterdam, while the trams (3 & 4) continue to Zoetermeer.[1]
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Location | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°03′53″N 4°24′00″E / 52.06472°N 4.40000°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | E 3 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 29 October 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History
editLeidschenveen opened as a RandstadRail station on 29 October 2006 for the HTM tram services (4) and for the RET metro service (line E), and on 20 October 2007 for tram service 3. In 2014 a pilot study focused on means to reduce litter, prompting measures that improved the perception of cleanliness.[2] Neighbourhood organizations complained in 2020 about safety issues related to loitering teens.[3]
Train services
editThe following services currently call at Leidschenveen:
Tram & Bus Services
editThese services depart from street level, directly below the station.
- Tram 19 (Leidschendam - Station Leidschenveen - Station Ypenburg - Ypenburg - Delft - Station Delft - Delft University)
- Bus 33 (Leidschenveen - Station Leidschenveen - Station Ypenburg - Ypenburg - Rijswijk - Station Rijswijk - Rijswijk De Schilp)
Gallery
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An RR4 Tram at Leidschenveen, leaving the Tram Platforms.
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Leidschenveen Station, before completion.
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Leidschenveen Station, with a service 33 at the stop. The tram tracks have already been built for tram 19, which started in 2009.
References
edit- ^ studioSK. "Station Leidschenveen". architectenweb.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "Adviesrapport pilot bus- en tramhalte op station Leidschenveen". Supporter van Schoon (in Dutch). 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ Brinkman, Bob (2020-10-23). "Hangjongeren zorgen voor problemen rond station Leidschenveen". denhaagfm.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-02-19.