Delfzijl railway station

Delfzijl

Delfzijl railway station in 2011
Location Johan van den Kornputplein 1
Delfzijl, Netherlands
Coordinates 53°20′00″N 6°55′24″E / 53.33333°N 6.92333°E / 53.33333; 6.92333Coordinates: 53°20′00″N 6°55′24″E / 53.33333°N 6.92333°E / 53.33333; 6.92333
Operated by NS Stations
Line(s) Groningen–Delfzijl railway
Train operators Arriva
Bus operators Qbuzz
Connections Bus lines 43, 61, 119, 140, 245, 566, 619
Other information
Station code Dz[1]
History
Opened 15 June 1884
Services
Preceding station   Arriva   Following station
toward Groningen
Stoptrein 37700Terminus
Location
Delfzijl
Location within the Dutch railway network

Delfzijl (Dutch pronunciation: [dɛlfˈsɛil]; abbreviation: Dz) is a railway station in Delfzijl in the Netherlands. It is located on the Groningen–Delfzijl railway after Delfzijl West as the terminus for passengers. The railway line continues further east, but only for freight trains. The station building was completed in 1883 and train services started on 15 June 1884. The trains are currently operated by Arriva.

History

The station building was completed in 1883.[1]

The Groningen–Delfzijl railway was opened on 15 June 1884.[1] Train services have been provided by Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (1884–1937), Nederlandse Spoorwegen (1938–2000), and NoordNed (2000–2005). Since 2005, the trains have been operated by Arriva, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn.

Description

Location

Trajectory of the Groningen–Delfzijl railway from Groningen in the southwest to Delfzijl in the northeast

The railway station is located at the Johan van den Kornputplein in the city of Delfzijl in the northeast of the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. The station is the northeastern terminus for passengers of the Groningen–Delfzijl railway after the railway station Delfzijl West. The railway continues further east, but only for freight trains.

The railway connects via Groningen to the rest of the Dutch railway network.

Building

The 19th-century station building is owned by NS Stations. It is of the type Sneek. Five buildings of this type have been built between 1881 and 1883, three of which remain today. The building in Delfzijl was built in 1883.[2]

The building has been a rijksmonument (national heritage site) since 1989.[3]

Services

Trains

Arriva Spurt at the station in 2009

The train services are currently operated by Arriva. The following local service calls at Delfzijl twice per hour:

Buses

The bus services are currently operated by Qbuzz. There are seven regional bus connections at the station in Delfzijl with the following destinations:[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 (Dutch) Station Delfzijl, Stationsweb. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  2. (Dutch) Stationsgebouwen type Sneek, Stationsweb. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  3. (Dutch) Monumentnummer: 352059, Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. Retrieved on 24 October 2015.
  4. (Dutch) Halte: Delfzijl, Station, Qbuzz. Retrieved on 24 October 2015.

External links

Dutch Rijksmonument 352059
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