Flushing (Vlissingen) (also international trains to Belgium/France) Western direction Hook of Holland (reopened as a metro line in 2019) North-Western direction The Hague, Leiden, Amsterdam Northern direction (high-speed rail) Schiphol, Amsterdam North-Eastern direction Utrecht and further A fifth alternative train system to the Hague, the Hofplein Line was converted to the light rail system Randstadrail in 2006. The city is often mentioned as the terminus of the Eurasian Land Bridge. Railway stations Rotterdam Centraal – Rotterdam's main station Rotterdam Alexander – Eastern part of Rotterdam Rotterdam Blaak – Close to the centre of Rotterdam Rotterdam Lombardijen – Most Southern part of Rotterdam Rotterdam Noord – Northern part of Rotterdam Rotterdam Zuid – Northern part of the Southern part of Rotterdam Rotterdam Stadion – A station near the Feyenoord stadium, open in connection with football matches and music concerts The main connections: Direct international services to Belgium and France via high-speed train system: Thalys International trains to the south of France and London via the Eurostar Frequent international trains to Antwerp and Brussels, Belgium Frequent services within the Netherlands: Intercity line to The Hague, Leiden, Schiphol airport and Amsterdam (north) Intercity line to Utrecht and on to Deventer or Enschede (the east), Leeuwarden (north-west) or Groningen (north-east) Intercity line to Dordrecht, Roosendaal and on to Vlissingen (south west) Intercity line to Dordrecht, Breda, Tilburg, Eindhoven and Venlo (south east) Night services every hour connecting every day of the week to Delft, The Hague, Leiden, Schiphol airport, Amsterdam, and, with a detour, Utrecht. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday night services (either directly or via a detour) to Den Bosch, Eindhoven, Tilburg, Roosendaal. Several semi-fast services and local trains originate or call at Rotterdam Centraal; semi-fast services Amsterdam-Breda. Detailed information available from the site of the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (Dutch Railways) In Rotterdam, public transport services are provided by the following companies: NS (Dutch Railways): national train services RET (Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram): Tram, city-bus, metro, randstadrail and ferry-services in Rotterdam and surrounding cities Arriva Netherlands: regional bus services Connexxion: regional bus services Qbuzz: regional bus services Veolia: regional bus services. Metro In 1968, Rotterdam was the first Dutch city to open a metro system. The metro system consists of three main lines, each of which has its own variants. The metro network has of rail tracks, and there are 70 stations, which makes it the biggest of the Benelux. 5 lines operate the system;