Veendam (Dutch pronunciation: [veːnˈdɑm] ; abbreviation: Vdm) is an unstaffed railway station in Veendam in the Netherlands. It is located on the Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway after Zuidbroek as the present-day line terminus.
Veendam | |||||||||||
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 Veendam railway station on the day it reopened (2011) | |||||||||||
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| Location | Parallelweg Veendam, Netherlands | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°06′13″N 6°53′05″E / 53.10361°N 6.88472°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | NS Stations | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Arriva | ||||||||||
| Bus operators | Qbuzz, Taxi De Grooth, CTS | ||||||||||
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| Station code | Vdm | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 August 1910; reopened 1 May 2011 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 17 May 1953 | ||||||||||
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Location
editThe railway station is located at the Parallelweg in the village of Veendam in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.[1] It is situated on the Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway, where it is the present-day line terminus before the railway station Zuidbroek.[2]
History
editThe station was previously served by passenger trains from 1 August 1910 to 17 May 1953. The station reopened on 1 May 2011, when the Veendam–Zuidbroek section of the Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway was reopened to passenger services.[1]
Train services
edit| Route | Service type | Operator | Notes |
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| Groningen - Hoogezand-Sappemeer - Zuidbroek - Veendam | Local ("Stoptrein") | Arriva | 2x per hour - 1x per hour on evenings and Sundays. |
Bus services
edit| Line | Route | Operator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Veendam - Muntendam - Meeden - Westerlee - Heiligerlee - Winschoten | Qbuzz, Taxi De Grooth and CTS | Mon-Fri during daytime hours only, with one extra run during weekday evenings. |
| 23 | Winschoten - Oude Pekela - Nieuwe Pekela - Ommelanderwijk - Veendam | Qbuzz | |
| 110 | Veendam - Wildervank - Bareveld - Gieten - Rolde - Assen | Qbuzz | |
| 171 | Veendam - Kielwindeweer - Hoogezand - Groningen Centrum (Downtown) - Groningen Zernike (campus) | Qbuzz | Operates 2x per hour locally within Veendam and 1x per hour to/from Groningen. On Saturdays, this bus only operates locally within Veendam. No Sunday service. |
| 174 | (Groningen - Westerbroek - Hoogezand - Sappemeer -) Zuidbroek - Muntendam - Veendam | Qbuzz and Taxi De Grooth | The route between Groningen and Zuidbroek is only served during rush hours. No service after 22:50 (weekdays), on Saturday evenings (entirely), Sunday mornings and after 22:20 (Sunday evenings). |
| 510 | Veendam Station - Veendam Centrum (town centre) - Veendam Parkflat - Veendam Skagerrak - Wildervank Bijleveldcentrum | Taxi De Grooth | No service during morning rush hours; service starts after morning rush hours. On Mondays, this bus starts operating at 12:45. No service during evenings and on Sundays. |
References
edit- ^ a b "Station Veendam" (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ "Overzicht van de spoorlijn Stadskanaal-Zuidbroek" (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
External links
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