Zuidbroek railway station

Zuidbroek

Zuidbroek railway station in 2014
Location Stationsstraat 5
Zuidbroek, Netherlands
Coordinates 53°09′33″N 6°52′2″E / 53.15917°N 6.86722°E / 53.15917; 6.86722Coordinates: 53°09′33″N 6°52′2″E / 53.15917°N 6.86722°E / 53.15917; 6.86722
Operated by NS Stations
Line(s) Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway
Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway
Train operators Arriva
Bus operators Qbuzz
Connections Bus lines 49, 79, 174
Construction
Architect Karel Hendrik van Brederode
Other information
Station code Zb[1]
History
Opened 1 May 1868
Services
Preceding station   Arriva   Following station
toward Groningen
Stoptrein 20100
toward Leer
Stoptrein 37500
Stoptrein 37800
Terminus
Location
Zuidbroek
Location within the Dutch railway network

Zuidbroek (Dutch pronunciation: [zœytˈbruk]; abbreviation: Zb) is a railway station in Zuidbroek in the Netherlands. It is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Sappemeer Oost and Scheemda, and at the northern end of the Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway in the province of Groningen. The station building was designed by Karel Hendrik van Brederode and completed in 1865. The train services started on 1 May 1868. Currently, the train services are operated by Arriva.

History

Railway station in 1910

The station building was completed in 1865. Train services started on 1 May 1868.[1]

Since 2014, the Noord-Nederlands Trein & Tram Museum is situated in the station building.[2]

Location

The railway station is located at the Stationsstraat in the village of Zuidbroek in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.[1] It is situated on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between the railway stations Sappemeer Oost and Scheemda, and at the northern end of the Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway.[3][4]

Building

Station building in 2014

The 19th-century station building is of the type SS Hoogezand etc, which was designed by Karel Hendrik van Brederode.[1] Nine station buildings of this type were built in the Netherlands, of which the building in Zuidbroek is the only one remaining today.[5]

Services

Trains

Arriva Spurt at the station

The train services are operated by Arriva. The following services currently call at Zuidbroek:

Buses

The bus services are operated by Qbuzz. There are three regional bus connections at the station with the following destinations:[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 (Dutch) Station Zuidbroek, Stationsweb. Retrieved on 14 December 2014.
  2. (Dutch) Video: Trein & Trammuseum Zuidbroek open", Dagblad van het Noorden, 2014. Retrieved on 14 December 2014.
  3. (Dutch) Overzicht van de spoorlijn Harlingen-Leeuwarden-Groningen-Nieuweschans, Stationsweb. Retrieved on 17 May 2015.
  4. (Dutch) Overzicht van de spoorlijn Stadskanaal-Zuidbroek, Stationsweb. Retrieved on 17 May 2015.
  5. (Dutch) Stationsgebouwen type SS Hoogezand etc, Stationsweb. Retrieved on 17 May 2015.
  6. (Dutch) Halte: Zuidbroek, Station, Qbuzz. Retrieved on 17 May 2015.

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