Palenstein RandstadRail station

Palenstein
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°03′34″N 4°30′24″E / 52.05944°N 4.50667°E / 52.05944; 4.50667Coordinates: 52°03′34″N 4°30′24″E / 52.05944°N 4.50667°E / 52.05944; 4.50667
Platforms	2
History
Opened	May 22, 1977, reopened Oct 29, 2006
Closed	Jun 3, 2006
Location
Palenstein Location within RandstadRail station

Palenstein is a RandstadRail station in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands.

History

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 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.

Train services

The following services currently call at Palenstein:

Service	Route	Material	Frequency
RR3	Arnold Spoelplein - Pisuissestraat - Mozartlaan - Heliotrooplaan - Muurbloemweg - Hoefbladlaan - De Savornin Lohmanplein - Appelstraat - Zonnebloemstraat - Azaleaplein - Goudenregenstraat - Fahrenheitstraat - Valkenbosplein - Conradkade - Van Speijkstraat - Elandstraat - MCH Westeinde - Brouwersgracht - Grote Markt - Spui - Den Haag Centraal - Beatrixkwartier - Laan van NOI - Voorburg 't Loo - Leidschendam-Voorburg - Forepark - Leidschenveen - Voorweg (Low Level) - Centrum West - Stadhuis - Palenstein - Seghwaert - Leidsewallen - De Leyens - Buytenwegh - Voorweg (High Level) - Meerzicht - Driemanspolder - Delftsewallen - Dorp - Centrum West	HTM RegioCidatis Tram	6x per hour (Monday - Saturday, Every 10 Minutes), 5x per hour (Sundays, Every 12 Minutes), 4x per hour (Evenings, after 8pm, Every 15 Minutes)
RR4	De Uithof - Beresteinaan - Bouwlustlaan - De Rade - Dedemsvaart - Zuidwoldepad - Leyenburg - Monnickendamplein - Tienhovenselaan - Dierenselaan - De La Reyweg - Monstersestraat - MCH Westeinde - Brouwersgracht - Grote Markt - Spui - Den Haag Centraal - Beatrixkwartier - Laan van NOI - Voorburg 't Loo - Leidschendam-Voorburg - Forepark - Leidschenveen - Voorweg (Low Level) - Centrum West - Stadhuis - Palenstein - Seghwaert - Willem Dreeslaan - Oosterheem - Javalaan	HTM RegioCitadis Tram	6x per hour (Monday - Saturday, Every 10 Minutes), 5x per hour (Sundays, Every 12 Minutes), 4x per hour (Evenings, after 8pm, Every 15 Minutes)

Preceding station		RandstadRail		Following station
Seghwaert toward Centrum West		Line RR3 (HTM)		Stadhuis toward Arnold Spoelplein
Seghwaert toward Javalaan		Line RR4 (HTM)		Stadhuis toward De Uithof

Bus service

177 (Gouda - Waddinxveen - Zevenhuizen - Moerkapelle - Kruisweg - Zoetermeer) - operated by Arrivva
577 (Gouda - Waddinxveen - Zevenhuizen - Moerkapelle - Kruisweg - Zoetermeer) - operated by Arrivva

Gallery

RandstadRail Network Map
A RegioCitadis on RR4
An RET Metro set that was converted for RandstadRail operation.
A new RET RandstadRail set, which replaced the Metro sets.
An RR3 service calls at the rebuilt station.
Station with Du Meelaan behind. Bus stop is also visible

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