Groningen railway station

Groningen is the main railway station in Groningen, the Netherlands. In Groningen, the station is also called Hoofdstation. The station opened on 1 June 1866 and is on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway. The first building was a temporary structure outside the former fortifications. In 1870, with the Meppel–Groningen railway, the station was connected with the central Netherlands. In 1884 the Groningen–Delfzijl railway opened, and in 1893 the connection to Roodeschool opened. The station building that still stands today was completed in 1896.

The station has nine platforms and behind the station is a stabling point for many trains. Groningen is now the furthest north Nederlandse Spoorwegen operate, with all services further north operated by Arriva. Two free internet terminals can be found in the information centre by the main entrance/exit.

Major destinations

From Groningen you can directly travel to places such as:

Assen, Zwolle, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Gouda, The Hague, Hilversum, Amsterdam Airport (Schiphol), Hoogeveen, Leeuwarden, Roodeschool, Delfzijl, Winschoten, Nieuweschans and Leer (Germany).

Train services

The following services call at Groningen:

• 1x per hour intercity service The Hague/Rotterdam - Utrecht - Amersfoort - Zwolle - Groningen
• 1x per hour intercity service Schiphol - Hilversum - Amersfoort - Zwolle - Groningen
• 1x per hour express service (sneltrein) Leeuwarden - Groningen
• 1x per hour local service (stoptrein) Zwolle - Assen - Groningen
• 1x per 2 hours local service (stoptrein) Groningen - Nieuweschans - Leer
• 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Leeuwarden - Groningen
• 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Groningen - Nieuweschans
• 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Groningen - Roodeschool
• 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Groningen - Delfzijl
• 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Groningen - Veendam