Scheemda railway station

Scheemda

Scheemda railway station in 2005
Location Stationsstraat 85
Scheemda, Netherlands
Coordinates 53°09′55″N 6°58′40″E / 53.16528°N 6.97778°E / 53.16528; 6.97778Coordinates: 53°09′55″N 6°58′40″E / 53.16528°N 6.97778°E / 53.16528; 6.97778
Operated by NS Stations
Line(s) Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway
Platforms 1 (island platform)
Train operators Arriva
Bus operators Qbuzz
Connections Bus line 217
Construction
Architect Karel Hendrik van Brederode
Other information
Station code Sda
History
Opened 1 May 1868
Services
Preceding station   Arriva   Following station
toward Groningen
Stoptrein 20100
toward Leer
Stoptrein 37500
Location
Scheemda
Location within the Dutch railway network

Scheemda (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsxeːmdaː]; abbreviation: Sda) is an unstaffed railway station in Scheemda in the Netherlands. It is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Zuidbroek and Winschoten in the province of Groningen.

The station building was designed by Karel Hendrik van Brederode and completed in 1865. The train services started on 1 May 1868. Currently, the train services are operated by Arriva. There is a connection to a bus service operated by Qbuzz.

History

The station building was completed in 1865. Train services started on 1 May 1868.[1] At the time the station was named 'Scheemda-Eexta'.

Location

The railway station is located at the Stationsstraat in the village of Scheemda in the east of the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.[1] It is situated on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway, also called Staatslijn B, between the railway stations of Zuidbroek and Winschoten.[2] From 1908 to 1934, the Heiligerlee railway stop was situated between Scheemda and Winschoten.[2]

Building

The 19th-century station building is of the type SS 4th class,[1] which was probably designed by architect Karel Hendrik van Brederode.[3] Fifteen buildings of this type were built in the Netherlands between 1862 and 1890, of which seven remain today.[4]

The building has been a national heritage site (Dutch: rijksmonument) since 2001.[5]

Services

Trains

There are two local train services (Dutch: stoptrein) both operated by Arriva. They each call at Scheemda once per hour in both directions:

Buses

There is a connection to a circular bus service operated by Qbuzz. It goes once per hour in both directions:

References

  1. 1 2 3 (Dutch) Station Scheemda, Stationsweb. Retrieved on 17 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 (Dutch) Overzicht van de spoorlijn Harlingen-Leeuwarden-Groningen-Nieuweschans, Stationsweb. Retrieved on 17 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Van Brederode was leading the railway's building department and as such responsible for the station buildings, but there is no source confirming that he was the designer in person.
  4. ↑ (Dutch) Stationsgebouwen type SS 4e klasse, Stationsweb. Retrieved on 21 May 2015.
  5. ↑ (Dutch) Monumentnummer: 522105, Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. Retrieved on 14 December 2014.
  6. 1 2 (Dutch) Groningen–Veendam/Winschoten–Nieuweschans (ARRIVA), Nederlandse Spoorwegen. Retrieved on 30 April 2016.
  7. ↑ (Dutch) Treinserie 20100 (2016), OVinNederland.nl. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  8. ↑ (Dutch) Treinserie 37500 (2016), OVinNederland.nl. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

External links

Dutch Rijksmonument 522105
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