Veendam Railway Station
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.
Location
The railway station is located at the Parallelweg in the village of Veendam in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. It is situated on the Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway, where it is the present-day line terminus before the railway station Zuidbroek.
History
The 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.
Train services
| Route | Service type | Operator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Groningen - Hoogezand-Sappemeer - Zuidbroek - Veendam | Local ("Stoptrein") | Arriva | 2x per hour - 1x per hour on evenings and Sundays. |
Bus services
| 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
- ^ "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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