Rotterdam Railway

The station opened June 3, 1847 as the Delftsche Poort railway station. The station building designed by Sybold van Ravesteynopened in 1957 and closed on September 2, 2007. The building became too small for the increasing number of passengers.[1]
Completion of a new public transport terminal is expected in 2013.[2]
The station currently has 13 platforms, many being island platforms. The station is on the Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway, Breda–Rotterdam railway, Utrecht–Rotterdam railway and the HSL-Zuid. There is a train/metro service under the station on Rotterdam Metro line D, and, as of 2010, on RandstadRail line E.