Rotterdam Centraal Station

New Railway Station for Modern Metropolis.

Rotterdam Centraal as photographed in August 2014. Lumix LX7.
Rotterdam Centraal as photographed in August 2014. Lumix LX7.

Opened earlier this year. Rotterdam Centraal doesn’t look like any other railway station on the outside. (Although on the inside it reminded me of the entrance hall at Warsaw Central.)

Like much of Rotterdam’s modern architecture it’s hard to ignore! Photographically I found it fascinating. On another trip, I’ll bring a tripod for some extended night exposures.

Beneath the shed beyond the station building, Nederlandse Spoorwegen (loosely translated as ‘Dutch Railways’) trains connect most major destinations in the Netherlands, as well as through trains to Belgium and France, including Thalys high-speed services. Some 100,000 passengers use the station daily.

Rotterdam Centraal as photographed in August 2014. Lumix LX7.
Rotterdam Centraal as photographed in August 2014. Lumix LX7.
Train to the 'Hook of Holland'.
Train to the ‘Hook of Holland’.
Rotterdam Centraal as photographed in August 2014. Lumix LX7.
Rotterdam Centraal as photographed in August 2014. Lumix LX7.
In the fading dull light with a North Sea sky; Rotterdam Centraal as photographed in August 2014. Lumix LX7.
In the fading dull light with a North Sea sky; Rotterdam Centraal as photographed in August 2014. Lumix LX7.

Check out: http://en.rotterdam.info/visitors/places-to-go/practical/5076/rotterdam-centraal/

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