Zalmplaat is an above-ground subway station of the Rotterdam Metro

Rotterdam Metro

The Rotterdam Metro is a rapid transit system operated in Rotterdam and surrounding municipalities by RET. The first line, called Noord - Zuidlijn opened in 1968 and ran from Centraal Station to Zuidplein, crossing the river Nieuwe Maas in a tunnel. It was the first metro system to open in the...

 lines C and D. The station is located in the borough Hoogvliet

Hoogvliet

Hoogvliet is a town and separate borough within Rotterdam in the Netherlands. As of 1 January 2004, it had 36,619 inhabitants. There is also a named after the district.-History:...

 in Rotterdam

Rotterdam

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 and features two side platforms.

The station was opened on October 25, 1974. On that date, the North-South Line (currently operated by line D trains) was extended from its former terminus, Slinge

Slinge (Rotterdam Metro)

Slinge is an above-ground subway station in the south of the city of Rotterdam. It is part of Rotterdam Metro line D, and from 2011, will be the southern terminus of line E...

, 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.