Zuidplein | ||||||||||||||||
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| Rotterdam Metro station | ||||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 51°53′13″N 4°29′19″E / 51.88694°N 4.48861°E / 51.88694; 4.48861 | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | RET | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1968 | |||||||||||||||
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Zuidplein is an above-ground metro station in the south of the city of Rotterdam, Netherlands. It is part of Rotterdam Metro lines D and E.
The station opened on 9 February 1968, on the same date that the North-South Line (also formerly called Erasmus line), of which it is a part, was opened. It served as the southern terminus of the line until 25 November 1970, when a one-station extension to Slinge was opened.
Zuidplein station is located immediately adjacent to a large shopping centre of the same name. Rotterdam Ahoy,the largest multipurpose arena on Netherlands is also within walking distance of the station. A bus station is located directly underneath the metro station, providing access to local bus services.
1989 murders
On 6 March 1989, a man stabbed four women, three fatally, in a rampage inside Zuidplein station. The suspect, 28-year-old Glenn M., targeted white women after his white Dutch girlfriend left him. The assailant was arrested and died by suicide in prison in 1992.
References
- "Rijnmond Staat Stil: moord en de metro". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- RTV Rijnmond Extra (2010-06-30). Vergeten Verhalen Aflevering 10. Retrieved 2024-11-14 – via YouTube.
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