Palenstein RandstadRail station - Wikipedia
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Location | Netherlands | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°03′34″N 4°30′24″E / 52.05944°N 4.50667°E | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Opened | 22 May 1977, reopened 29 October 2006 | ||||||||||||
Closed | 3 June 2006 | ||||||||||||
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Palenstein is a RandstadRail station in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands.
The station opened, as a railway station, on 22 May 1977 as part of the Zoetermeerlijn, operating Zoetermeer Stadslijn services. The train station closed on 3 June 2006 and reopened as a RandstadRail station[1] on 29 October 2006 for the HTM tram services (4), and on 20 October 2007 for tram service 3.
The station features 2 platforms. These platforms are low, and the same level as the tram doors, therefore making it step free.
The following services currently call at Palenstein:
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RandstadRail Network Map
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A RegioCitadis on RR4
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An RET Metro set that was converted for RandstadRail operation.
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A new RET RandstadRail set, which replaced the Metro sets.
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An RR3 service calls at the rebuilt station.
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Station with Du Meelaan behind. Bus stop is also visible
- ^ Station centraal: Over het samenbinden van station en stad. 010 Publishers. 2010. ISBN 978-90-6450-743-4.