Hildesheim Central

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.

Hildesheim ˈhɪldəsˌhaɪ̯m is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany with 104,230 inhabitants. It is in the district of Hildesheim, about 30 km (19 mi) southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste River, a small tributary of the Leine River. The Holy Roman Emperor Louis the Pious founded the Bishopric of Hildesheim in 815 and created the first settlement with a chapel on the so called Domhügel. Hildesheim is situated on autobahn route 7, and hence is at the connection point of the North (Hamburg and beyond) with the South of Europe. With the Hildesheim Cathedral and the St. Michael's Church Hildesheim has become a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1985. In 2015 the city and the diocese celebrated their 1200 anniversary.

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.