Buitenpost railway station
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Buitenpost is a railway station located in Buitenpost
, The Netherlands
. The station was opened on 1 June 1866 and is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway
between Leeuwarden and Groningen. The station is currently operated by Arriva
.
The lines 11 and 101 are operated by Qbuzz
, the other lines by Connexxion
.
Buitenpost
Buitenpost is a town in north-east Friesland in the Netherlands.It lies approximately halfway between the cities of Leeuwarden and Groningen, in the northern part of the municipality of Achtkarspelen...
, The Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. The station was opened on 1 June 1866 and is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway
Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway
The Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from the port of Harlingen to Nieuweschans, passing through Leeuwarden and Groningen. The line was opened between 1863 and 1868. It is also known as the Staatslijn "B"...
between Leeuwarden and Groningen. The station is currently operated by Arriva
Arriva
Arriva plc is a multinational public transport company owned by Deutsche Bahn and headquartered in Sunderland, United Kingdom. It has bus, coach, train, tram and waterbus operations in 12 countries across Europe, employs more than 47,500 people and services over 1.5 billion passenger journeys each...
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Train services
The following services currently call at Buitenpost:- 1x per hour express service (sneltrein) Leeuwarden - Groningen
- 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Leeuwarden - Groningen
Bus services
- 11: Buitenpost - AugustinusgaAugustinusgaAugustinusga is a village in the municipality of Achtkarspelen, Friesland province, The Netherlands.Augustinusga lies in the eastern part of the province of Friesland, 10 km north of Drachten. As of 1 January 2006, there was a population of 1,346....
- SurhuizumSurhuizumSurhuizum is a small village in Achtkarspelen in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 1350 citizens ....
- SurhuisterveenSurhuisterveenSurhuisterveen is one of the 12 villages of the municipality of Achtkarspelen, Province Friesland, The Netherlands. As of 1 January 2010, Surhuisterveen had a population of 5,865 ....
- DrachtenDrachtenDrachten is a Dutch town, located in the municipality of Smallingerland in the province of Friesland.-Beginnings:Drachten began as a small community on the east side of the Drait River. There, early settlers started draining the land to use it for agriculture...
- AkkrumAkkrum railway stationAkkrum is a railway station located in Akkrum, the Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 September 1868 and is located on the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway... - 62: Buitenpost - KollumKollumKollum is a village in Kollumerland c.a. in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has a population of around 5613 . There is a restored windmill, Tochmaland in the village.-References:...
- KollumerzwaagKollumerzwaagKollumerzwaag is a village in Kollumerland c.a. in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 3056 citizens .-References:...
- Zwaagwesteinde - Veenwouden - HurdegarypHurdegarypHurdegaryp is a village in the northern part of the Netherlands, in the municipality of Tytsjerksteradiel. Its history dates back at least to the 13th century. It has around the 5,000 citizens ....
- LeeuwardenLeeuwarden railway stationLeeuwarden is the main railway station in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands. The station opened on 27 October 1863 and is on the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway, the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway and the Leeuwarden–Stavoren railway. Leeuwarden was also the terminus of the North Friesland Railway which served... - 63: Buitenpost - KollumKollumKollum is a village in Kollumerland c.a. in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has a population of around 5613 . There is a restored windmill, Tochmaland in the village.-References:...
- DokkumDokkumDokkum is a Dutch fortified town in the municipality of Dongeradeel in the province of Friesland. It has 13,145 inhabitants . The fortifications of Dokkum are well preserved and are known as the bolwerken . - History :... - 101: Buitenpost - GerkeskloosterGerkeskloosterGerkesklooster is a small village in Achtkarspelen in the province Friesland of the Netherlands it forms together with Stroobos the double village Gerkesklooster-Stroobos. The double village has around 1775 citizens .-External links:*...
- LutjegastLutjegastLutjegast is a village in the Westerkwartier area of Groningen in the Netherlands. It is administered as part of the municipality Grootegast.Lutjegast was the birth place of the explorer Abel Tasman...
- GrootegastGrootegastGrootegast is a municipality and a village in the northeastern Netherlands. It is the sister city of Kingston, Tasmania.- Population centres :Doezum, Enumatil, Faan, Grootegast, Kornhorn, Lutjegast, Niekerk, Oldekerk, Opende, Sebaldeburen.... - 101: Buitenpost - TwijzelTwijzelTwijzel is a small village in Achtkarspelen in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 1110 citizens.-External links:*...
- Kootstermolen - 261: Buitenpost - VeenkloosterVeenkloosterVeenklooster is a small village in Kollumerland c.a. in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 110 citizens.-References:...
- DamwoudeDamwoudeDamwâld is a village in the Dantumadiel municipality of Friesland, in the Netherlands and has around 5568 citizens . This number of citizens makes Damwâld the largest village in the municipality of Dantumadiel.- History :...
(DRTDemand responsive transportDemand Responsive Transport or Demand-Responsive Transit or Demand Responsive Service or Dial-a-ride or Flexible Transport Services is "an advanced, user-oriented form of public transport characterised by flexible routing and scheduling of small/medium vehicles operating in shared-ride mode...
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The lines 11 and 101 are operated by Qbuzz
Qbuzz
Qbuzz is a public transport bus company in the Netherlands. It operates services in Rotterdam, Drenthe, Groningen, and south-east Friesland.-Corporate:Qbuzz was founded in 2008 by two former directors of Connexxion. NS has a 49% stake in Qbuzz...
, the other lines by Connexxion
Connexxion
Connexxion is the largest public transport bus company in the Netherlands, operating in the west, middle, east and far northern part of the country. It was formed in 1999 as result of a fusion between the public transport companies NZH, ZWN, Midnet and Oostnet. Its name is a mutation of the French...
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