| Zuidplein | |
| Symbol: | metro |
| Symbol Location: | rotterdam |
| Type: | Rotterdam Metro station |
| Style: | Rotterdam Metro |
| Structure: | Elevated |
| Platform: | Side platforms |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Opened: | 1968 |
| Owned: | RET |
Zuidplein is an above-ground metro station in the south of the city of Rotterdam, Netherlands. It is part of Rotterdam Metro lines D and E.
The station opened on 9 February 1968, on the same date that the North-South Line (also formerly called Erasmus line), of which it is a part, was opened. It served as the southern terminus of the line until 25 November 1970, when a one-station extension to Slinge was opened.
Zuidplein station is located immediately adjacent to a large shopping centre of the same name. Rotterdam Ahoy,the largest multipurpose arena on Netherlands is also within walking distance of the station. A bus station is located directly underneath the metro station, providing access to local bus services.
On 6 March 1989, a man stabbed four women, three fatally, in a rampage inside Zuidplein station. The suspect, 28-year-old Glenn M., targeted white women after his white Dutch girlfriend left him. The assailant was arrested and died by suicide in prison in 1992.[1] [2]