Veendam railway station
Veendam | |||||||||||
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 Veendam railway station on the day it reopened (2011) | |||||||||||
| Location | Netherlands | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°06′13″N 6°53′05″E / 53.10361°N 6.88472°ECoordinates: 53°06′13″N 6°53′05″E / 53.10361°N 6.88472°E | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1910, reopened 1 May 2011 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1953 | ||||||||||
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  Veendam Location within Dutch railway station | |||||||||||
Veendam is a railway station in Veendam, The Netherlands. The station reopened on 1 May 2011, when the Veendam–Zuidbroek section of the Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway was reopened to passenger services. The train services are operated by Arriva and served by stopping trains from Groningen. The station was previously served by passenger trains from August 1, 1910 to May 17, 1953.
Train services
The following train service calls at Veendam:
- 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Groningen - Veendam
Bus services
With the opening of the station the direct express bus to Groningen (line 301) was withdrawn. Other services in the region have been rerouted to serve the new station. These include services 13, 76, 110, 171, 174, 271, night bus 401, school service 603 and dial-a-ride service 71.
External links
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Dutch Rijksmonument 515422 |
Media related to Station Veendam at Wikimedia Commons