Hoogezand-Sappemeer railway station

Hoogezand-Sappemeer
Station building in 1973
Location Stationsweg 4, Hoogezand-Sappemeer, Netherlands[1]
Coordinates 53°09′34″N 6°46′18″E / 53.15944°N 6.77167°E / 53.15944; 6.77167Coordinates: 53°09′34″N 6°46′18″E / 53.15944°N 6.77167°E / 53.15944; 6.77167
Operated by NS Stations
Line(s) Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway
Platforms 2
Tracks 2
Train operators Arriva
Bus operators Qbuzz
Connections Bus line 515
Other information
Station code Hgz
History
Opened 1 May 1868 (1868-05-01)
Services
Preceding station   Arriva   Following station
toward Groningen
Stoptrein 20100
toward Leer
Stoptrein 37500
Stoptrein 37800
toward Veendam
Location
Hoogezand-Sappemeer
Location within the Dutch railway network

Hoogezand-Sappemeer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦoːɣəˌzɑnt ˈsɑpəˌmeːr] ( listen); abbreviation: Hgz) is an unstaffed railway station in Hoogezand-Sappemeer in the Netherlands. It is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Martenshoek and Sappemeer Oost in the province of Groningen. Train services started in 1868 and the current station building was completed in 1989. There are currently three train services, all operated by Arriva. Among the direct destinations are Groningen to the west, Veendam to the southeast, and Winschoten, Bad Nieuweschans, and Leer (Germany) to the east.

Location

The railway station is located at the Stationsweg in the municipality of Hoogezand-Sappemeer in the south of the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. It is situated on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between the railway stations Martenshoek and Sappemeer Oost.[2]

Building and layout

The former station building was completed in 1865. It was designed by Karel Hendrik van Brederode. The building was demolished in 1989.[1]

The signal box from the station is now at the Railway Museum in Utrecht.

The current station building was completed in 1989. It was designed by Rob Steenhuis.[1]

At the station, the double track has two separate platforms.[3]

Services

Trains

Three local train services (Dutch: stoptrein, German: Regionalbahn), which are all operated by Arriva, call at Hoogezand-Sappemeer:

Buses

There is one bus connection at the station, which is operated by Qbuzz:[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 (in Dutch) Station Hoogezand- Sappemeer, Stationsweb. Retrieved on 27 December 2014.
  2. ↑ (in Dutch) Spoorkaart Nederland, ProRail, 2013. Retrieved on 27 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Leeuwarden–Groningen, Sporenplan. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  4. ↑ (in Dutch) Station Hoogezand-Sappemeer, 9292. Retrieved on 27 December 2014.
  5. 1 2 (in Dutch) Halte: Hoogezand, Station, Qbuzz. Retrieved on 27 December 2014.
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