Groningen Europapark railway station
Groningen Europapark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Groningen Europapark railway station in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Groningen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°12′18″N 6°35′04″E / 53.20500°N 6.58444°ECoordinates: 53°12′18″N 6°35′04″E / 53.20500°N 6.58444°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | NS Stations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |
Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway Meppel–Groningen railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators |
Arriva Nederlandse Spoorwegen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Gerp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 October 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 10 December 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Groningen Europapark Location within the Dutch railway network | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Groningen Europapark (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣroːnɪŋən øːˈropaːˌpɑːrk]; abbreviation: Gerp) is an unstaffed railway station in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands.[1]
Location
The station is located in the city of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. It is situated on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between the railway stations of Groningen and Kropswolde and on the Meppel–Groningen railway between the railway stations of Groningen and Haren.[2][3] The station is near the Euroborg football stadium.
History
The part of the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Groningen and Winschoten was opened in 1868.[2] Groningen Europapark opened with a temporary station on 1 October 2007.[1] Since the opening, train services on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway are provided by Arriva and on the Meppel–Groningen railway by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen. A new permanent station opened on 10 December 2012.[4]
Building
The station building was designed by Nienke van de Lune and Peter Heideman.[5]
Train services
The train services are operated by Arriva and Nederlandse Spoorwegen. The following services currently call at Groningen Europapark:
- 2x per hour local service (stoptrein): Groningen – Assen – Zwolle
- 1x per hour local service (stoptrein): Groningen – Winschoten – Bad Nieuweschans – Leer
- 1x per hour local service (stoptrein): Groningen – Winschoten
- 2x per hour local service (stoptrein): Groningen – Veendam
References
- 1 2 (Dutch) Halte Groningen Europapark, Stationsweb. Retrieved on 25 May 2015.
- 1 2 (Dutch) Overzicht van de spoorlijn Harlingen-Leeuwarden-Groningen-Nieuweschans, Stationsweb. Retrieved on 25 May 2015.
- ↑ (Dutch) Overzicht van de spoorlijn Groningen-Meppel, Stationsweb. Retrieved on 25 May 2015.
- ↑ (Dutch) "Station Europapark officieel geopend", RTV Noord, 2012. Retrieved on 25 May 2015.
- ↑ (Dutch) Station Europapark, Staat in Groningen. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
External links
Media related to Station Groningen Europapark at Wikimedia Commons- (Dutch) Station Groningen Europapark, station information