Hoogezand-Sappemeer railway station
Encyclopedia
Hoogezand-Sappemeer is a railway station for Hoogezand
and Sappemeer
, The Netherlands
. The station was opened on 1 May 1868 and is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway
between Groningen and Nieuweschans. The services are operated by Arriva
.
The signal box from the station is now at the Nederlands Spoorwegmuseum
in Utrecht.
Hoogezand
Hoogezand is a village in the municipality Hoogezand-Sappemeer, located in the principality Groningen in northeast Netherlands. The name refers to a higher sanded place in the peatlands cut through when the Winschoterdiep channel was dug. Near this channel in 1618 the village was founded.In the...
and Sappemeer
Sappemeer
Sappemeer is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Hoogezand-Sappemeer. It is located to the east of Hoogezand.Sappemeer was a separate municipality until 1949, when it merged with Hoogezand.-External links:*...
, 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 May 1868 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 Groningen and Nieuweschans. The services are 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...
.
The signal box from the station is now at the Nederlands Spoorwegmuseum
Nederlands Spoorwegmuseum
The Nederlands Spoorwegmuseum is the Dutch national railway museum. It was established in 1927; since 1954 it has been housed in the "Maliebaan station", a former station in Utrecht.- History :...
in Utrecht.
Train services
The following services currently call at Hoogezand-Sappemeer:- 1x per 2 hours local service (stoptrein) Groningen - Nieuweschans - Leer
- 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Groningen - Nieuweschans
- 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Groningen - Veendam