Rotterdam Centraal

Rotterdam Centraal is the main railway station in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The station receives an average of 110,000 passengers a year. The existing station building at the station square was officially opened in 2014.

Since it is one of the four main stations in the Netherlands, it is connected to cities across the country. The main destinations include: Amsterdam, The Hague, Utrecht and Zwolle. There are also international train services in other countries, including Antwerp, Brussels and Paris. The Eurostar service from London to Amsterdam Central Station also stops here.

Rotterdam Central Station is currently the terminus of the Metro Line D, while the E-line train continues south to the Slinger Railway Station. The train is operated by RET. The Rotterdam tramway network can reach this station on almost all lines.

The new station includes two supermarkets, some restaurants and cafes. There is also a "station living room". On the south side there is an underground bicycle parking space for more than 5,000 bicycles. There are taxi stands on the north and south sides.

Den Haag

Rotterdam (, UK also ; Dutch: [ˌrɔtərˈdɑm] ) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the second-largest Dutch city after Amsterdam, and is located in the province of South Holland, at the mouth of the Nieuwe Maas channel leading into the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta at the North Sea. Its history goes back to 1270, when a dam was constructed in the Rotte, after which people settled around it for safety. In 1340, Rotterdam was granted city rights by the Count of Holland.A major logistic and economic centre, Rotterdam is Europe's largest port, and had previously been the largest port of the world for a long time. It has a population of 634,660 and is home to 174 nationalities. Rotterdam is known for its Erasmus University, its riverside setting, lively cultural life, maritime heritage and modern architecture. The near-complete destruction of the city centre in the World War II Rotterdam Blitz has resulted in a varied architectural landscape, including sky-scrapers (an uncommon sight in other Dutch cities) designed by renowned architects such as Rem Koolhaas, Piet Blom and Ben van Berkel.The Rhine, Meuse and Scheldt give waterway access into the heart of Western Europe, including the highly industrialized Ruhr. The extensive distribution system including rail, roads, and waterways have earned Rotterdam the nicknames "Gateway to Europe" and "Gateway to the World". Rotterdam will host the Eurovision Song Contest 2020.

The Hague (; Dutch: Den Haag [dɛn ˈɦaːx] or 's-⁠Gravenhage [ˌsxraːvə(n)ˈɦaːɣə] ) is a city on the western coast of the Netherlands and the capital of the province of South Holland. It is also the seat of government of the Netherlands and it houses one of the most important courts in the world. With a metropolitan population of more than 1 million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, with a population of approximately 2.7 million, is the 13th-largest in the European Union and the most populous in the country. Located in the west of the Netherlands, The Hague is in the centre of the Haaglanden conurbation and lies at the southwest corner of the larger Randstad conurbation. The Hague is the seat of the Cabinet, the States General, the Supreme Court, and the Council of State of the Netherlands, but the city is not the constitutional capital of the Netherlands, which is Amsterdam. King Willem-Alexander lives in Huis ten Bosch and works at the Noordeinde Palace in The Hague, together with Queen Máxima. Most foreign embassies in the Netherlands are located in the city. The Hague is also home to the world headquarters of Royal Dutch Shell and other Dutch companies. The Hague is known as the home of international law and arbitration. The International Court of Justice, the main judicial arm of the United Nations, is located in the city, as well as the International Criminal Court, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, Europol, and approximately 200 other international governmental organisations.