rotterdam centraal station

去鹿特丹时使用的火车站——Steenwijk站里，售票处或卖火车票Kiosk都没有，自动售票机也不接受纸币、信用卡。时间也紧张，无法买票，只能上了车找列车员，可中间有挂车部分，无法移动到另一区，停下一站时赶快去另一区车厢才能找到列车员买了票。我们下一个目的地鹿特丹是大站，应该不会发生这种问题，就放心了。可下了火车坐地铁时遇到一些困难，我们有行李，首先找电梯下去，我们以为是电梯可以通到售票处，可它直接到了站台上，可以直接上车，可觉得奇怪，没票上车恐怕出不来站，这电梯应该进站时刷交通卡的人用的。于是，再上来，找别的地铁入口用扶梯下去。可楼下找不到售票处，只有自动售票机，可这机器也不能用纸币，Visa、Master卡都不能用，硬币则可以用，但票价的数额太大，零钱不够，去找站务员问，说是只能要上楼在窗口买。我们再上去。我以为有专卖地铁的窗口并可以很容易找到，可只有国铁的窗口，而没有地铁的，没办法去旅游询问处排队问，结果她们那儿也卖地铁票。拉着行李上上下下走来走去，终于拿到票，到火车站后30多分钟才上了地铁。最好提前准备足够零钱，要来回的话，一定要买往返得票，中央站买票也困难，何况其他小站。

The central station in Rotterdam was known in the eighties for a different reason. Just next to station platform zero was established which provided homeless addicts shelter and methadone. It took nearly 10 years to complete the new central station which is built of steal, wood and glass. With the opening of the station, also called the shark due to its shape- Rotterdam has a new landmark!

In 2014 this old station (from 1957) was completely rebuilt. Now it's an eyecatcher in the center of Rotterdam.

Lots of shops to kill time whenever you need to pass time waiting for the train. It's an international station so it's easy to catch a train from there to Antwerp/Brussels/Paris etc.

The architecture of this building is absolutely amazing. For a train station, this is very modern. If you're taking the train, be sure you check what track your train is departing on before you enter the gates. Once inside, we had a difficult time trying to figure out what track to go to.

I liked the feel and ambience of this station, very modern and very well made with all the amenities. Amazing choice of food outlets and very good information center. Internal connections to RET metro lines... very convenient!

Great upgrade from the old Centraal Station with the packed square full of buses and trams. Really a major improvement now with the new building with beuatiful architecture, the nice square in front that is clean and open. Really impressed with the work that has been done.Inside there is easy acces towards the trains, underground rail with shops, restaurants and great logistics. All open and clean with great signage which creates easy navigation around the Centraal Station. Really nice place and major improvement for the area !

Now that the refurbished Rotterdam Central station is finally completely finished, the result is very impressive! A brand new, clean, spacious station which really is a great architectural feat. Rotterdam can be proud of it's new train station.

I needed some help to navigate my way round Rotterdam one frosty Monday morning. The Tourist Information adviser gave me some great ideas of what to go and see, he also gave me accurate directions to each tourist attraction. Without these I would have been simply lost in this city - Thank-you to Tourist Information at Centraal Station! You made my stay so enjoyable!

It is a train station with connections to and from the outside cities. Rotterdam Centraal is a stunning place to be. Clean inside and out. Though i don't worry how i made the connections because i trusted my husband to facilitate all for us. I can still understand, English are used in the ticket booths.Shops and food stalls are available too.

Nice new cool rail station, you canstrat to visit this incredible city from this brand new train station.Nice from ouside and isnide, clean and easy to find the trains.What else? nice shops in it.

Rotterdam seems to have a lot of nice modern architecture and the station does look awesome. Not entirely sure it should be #1 in Rotterdam but there is nothing bad I can say about it I guess. It's a station.

I have gotten used to Dutch train stations and airports, which are efficient, but not overly easy to navigate. Information is usually in Dutch, although the ticket kiosks offer English, which is a bonus. The one escalator out of the station was under repairs meaning you had to haul luggage up three flights to get to street.Train connections are usually tight and you seldom have time to really stop and figure out where you should go.Most announcements are in Dutch and English and if you listen carefully you will do ok.

Very beautiful building and the area around is lively with good restaurants. Is wheelchair and stroller friendly also!

you don't want to miss this station..... for North Americans, lets see what is possible in full services for public transit and then implement these ideas back home... Full services.... great experience. and beautiful architecture inside and out.