Rotterdam Hofplein Station, Former railway terminal in Rotterdam, Netherlands
The Hofplein railway station spans 1.9 kilometers and contains seventeen reinforced concrete arches with a total surface area of 5575 square meters.
The station opened in 1908 as the terminus of the Hofpleinlijn connecting Rotterdam to Scheveningen, marking the first electric railway service in the Netherlands.
The Mini Mall project in 2011 transformed seven arch spaces into a creative marketplace for entrepreneurs in food, fashion, film, and design sectors.
The station connects with the Luchtsingel, a 360-meter wooden footbridge that links Rotterdam Central, Pompenburg, and the Delft Gate Station areas.
The concrete viaduct structure earned national monument status in 2002 as the first major reinforced concrete construction project in the Netherlands.
Location: Rotterdam
Inception: 1908
Architects: Jacobus Pieter Stok, Sybold van Ravesteyn
Official opening: October 1, 1908
Part of: Hofpleinlijnviaduct
GPS coordinates: 51.92694,4.47917
Latest update: May 17, 2025 10:35
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Stroveerbrug
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