Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway

Stadskanaal-Zuidbroek railway
Overview
Status Operational
Locale The Netherlands
Termini Stadskanaal
Zuidbroek
Stations 6
Operation
Opening August 1, 1910
Owner ProRail, STAR
Operator(s) Arriva, STAR
Technical
Line length 22 km (14 mi)
No. of tracks single track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification no
Route map
Legend
Line from Musselkanaal
0.0 Stadskanaal
9.0 Bareveld
12.0 Wildervank
14.8 Veendam (STAR)
15.0 Veendam
Freight line
Line from Bad Nieuweschans
22.2 Zuidbroek
Line to Groningen

The Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Stadskanaal to Zuidbroek, passing through Veendam. The line was opened in 1910.[1] After closure of the line in 1953, the Veendam-Zuidbroek part of the line was reopened in 2011. The Stadskanaal-Veendam part is owned by STAR and used as a museum line, run with mostly steam trains.

Stations

Veendam actually consists of two separate stations: one serviced by Arriva and the other serviced by the STAR steam trains.

Train service

Services for Veendam-Zuidbroek are operated by Arriva. From Monday to Saturday trains run 2x per hour between 5am and 8pm. On all other times trains run 1x per hour.

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