The station opened on 3 June 1847 as '' Schiedam '' , with The Hague – Rotterdam railway line . In 1856 the first major train accident in the Netherlands occurred near Schiedam causing three deaths . The branch to Maassluis opened in 1891 , extended to Hoek van Holland two years later . In 1967 the station was renamed '' Schiedam-Rotterdam West '' , and in 1998 it was renamed again to '' Schiedam Centrum '' . In 1976 there was a major train disaster near the station , resulting in 24 deaths . In 2000 , the railway building was completely renewed as part of the extension of the East-West Line of the Rotterdam Metro , which has called at Schiedam Centrum since November 2002 . In 2018 the line to Hoek van Holland will be converted to Metro The following services call at Schiedam Centrum : Rotterdam Metro lines A , B , and C call at the metro station next to the railway station . For lines A and B it is the western terminus
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Schiedam train disaster
Schiedam Centrum station