Spijkenisse Centrum metro station

Spijkenisse (Dutch pronunciation: [spɛikəˈnɪsə] ) is a city in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. Following an administrative reform in 2015, it is part of the municipality of Nissewaard, and has a population of 72,500. It covers an area of 30.27 km2 (11.69 sq mi) of which 4.15 km2 (1.60 sq mi) is water. It is part of the Greater Rotterdam area.

Heemraadlaan is one of three (above-ground) subway stations in the Dutch city of Spijkenisse. The station is the penultimate stop for trains of Rotterdam Metro lines C and D and features two side platforms. The station is named for the large thoroughfare above which it is built. The station was opened on 25 April 1985. On that date, the North-South Line (currently operated by line D trains) was extended from its former terminus, Zalmplaat station, towards its current terminus, De Akkers station. Since the East-West Line was connected to the North-South Line in November 2002, trains of what is currently line C also call at the station.

De Rokade is a residential skyscraper in the Spijkenisse town of the Nissewaard municipality of Rotterdam. Built between 2008 and 2010, the tower stands at 113 m (371 ft) tall with 33 floors and is the 14th tallest building in the Rotterdam metropolitan area.

De Akkers (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈʔɑkərs]) is the most southwestern subway station of the Rotterdam Metro and is located in the Dutch city of Spijkenisse. The station, with one island platform, opened on 25 April 1985 as a terminus of the North-South Line (also formerly called Erasmus line), nowadays line D. Since the extension of the East-West Line (Caland line) opened on 4 November 2002, the station also serves as terminus of that line. The station is named for the adjacent neighbourhood and is located on top of its shopping mall.

Hekelingen is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located immediately to the south of Spijkenisse. From 1812 to 1817, Hekelingen was part of Spijkenisse. It was a separate municipality from 1817 until 1 January 1966, when it merged with Spijkenisse.

Carmarthen Borough Council was a local authority in the central part of Carmarthenshire, Wales created in 1835 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835. It succeeded the Mayor, Burgesses, and Commonalty of the Borough of Carmarthen established by a Royal Charter of 1604.The authority covered the electoral wards of Carmarthen Town North, Carmarthen Town South, and Carmarthen Town West. The authority was abolished following local government reorganisation in 1974, and its role taken on by Carmarthen District Council. The ceremonial and community council functions were taken on by Carmarthen Town Council.

Hoogvliet is a borough of Rotterdam, Netherlands. As of 1 January 2004, it had 36,619 inhabitants. There is also a national chain of Dutch supermarkets with the same name.

Westpunt is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands.

On 2 November 2020, an empty train of the Rotterdam Metro overran a buffer stop just after midnight near De Akkers station in Spijkenisse, Netherlands. The metro was driving to the dead-end siding located after the station, but was unable to stop in time before crashing into the buffers. The train came to a stop on top of a whale sculpture at the end of the tracks, which prevented it from falling 10 metres (33 ft) into the ditch below. The driver was the only person present on the train and escaped without injury. The accident was investigated by the operator, Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram (RET), itself under the supervision of the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate. The investigation found that the speed limit of 70 kilometres per hour (43 mph) was too high for use as a siding and differed from the other sidings of the network. While the driver was not going too fast, two automatic systems intervened before he started manually braking. Due to drizzle, the track was slippery at the time, causing the wheels to slide before the train impacted the buffers at 45 kilometres per hour (28 mph). The speed limit at the siding was reduced following the accident, with the crash causing around €1 million in damage. Images of the metro hanging on top of the whale sculpture went viral and garnered international media coverage. Five years after the crash in 2025, the local municipality of Nissewaard proposed to commemorate the accident with an additional artwork on the site.

Zalmplaat is an above-ground subway station of the Rotterdam Metro lines C and D. The station is located in the borough Hoogvliet in Rotterdam and features two side platforms. The station was opened on 25 October 1974. On that date, the North-South Line (currently operated by line D trains) was extended from its former terminus, Slinge, towards Zalmplaat station. Until the line was extended further towards De Akkers in 1985, Zalmplaat was the southern terminus of the line. Since the East-West Line was connected to the North-South Line in November 2002, trains of what is currently line C also call at the station.

The Hartelkering (English: Hartel barrier) is a storm surge barrier in Spijkenisse, Netherlands. The barrier is part of the Europoortkering, itself part of the Delta Works project and is designed to close the Hartelkanaal (nl) in case of a storm surge.

Zalmplaat is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands.