Kropswolde railway station
Kropswolde | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Kropswolde railway station in 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Woldweg 46[1] Foxhol, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°09′42″N 6°43′17″E / 53.16167°N 6.72139°ECoordinates: 53°09′42″N 6°43′17″E / 53.16167°N 6.72139°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | NS Stations | ||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway | ||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Arriva | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Kw[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 May 1868 | ||||||||||||||||||
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  Kropswolde Location within the Dutch railway network | |||||||||||||||||||
Kropswolde (Dutch pronunciation: [krɔpsˈʋɔldə]; abbreviation: Kw) is an unstaffed railway station in Foxhol near Kropswolde in the Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 May 1868[2] and is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Groningen Europapark and Martenshoek in the province of Groningen.[3] The train services are operated by Arriva.
History
The original station building was completed in 1865.[2] The Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Groningen and Winschoten including Kropswolde was opened on 1 May 1868.[3] The original station building was replaced by the current building in 1915.[2]
Location
The railway station is located at the Woldweg in the village of Foxhol, near the village of Kropswolde,[1] both in the municipality of Hoogezand-Sappemeer in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. It is situated on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between the railway stations of Groningen Europapark and Martenshoek.[3]
Building
The station building is owned by NS Stations. It has been a national heritage site (Dutch: rijksmonument) since 2001.[1]
Train services
The train services are operated by Arriva. The following local train services (Dutch: stoptreinen) currently call at Kropswolde:
- Stoptrein 20100 or Regionalbahn 57 (1x per hour): Groningen – Groningen Europapark – Kropswolde – Martenshoek – Hoogezand-Sappemeer – Sappemeer Oost – Zuidbroek – Scheemda – Winschoten – Bad Nieuweschans – Weener – Leer
- Stoptrein 37500 (1x per hour): Groningen – Groningen Europapark – Kropswolde – Martenshoek – Hoogezand-Sappemeer – Sappemeer Oost – Zuidbroek – Scheemda – Winschoten (– Bad Nieuweschans)
- Stoptrein 37800 (2x per hour): Groningen – Groningen Europapark – Kropswolde – Martenshoek – Hoogezand-Sappemeer – Sappemeer Oost – Zuidbroek – Veendam
References
- 1 2 3 Monumentnummer: 515895 (in Dutch), Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Station Kropswolde (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved on 4 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 Overzicht van de spoorlijn Harlingen- Leeuwarden- Groningen- Nieuweschans (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved on 6 December 2015.
External links
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Dutch Rijksmonument 515895 |
Media related to Station Kropswolde at Wikimedia Commons- (Dutch) Station Kropswolde, station information