Appingedam railway station

Coordinates: 53°20′N 6°52′E / 53.333°N 6.867°E / 53.333; 6.867
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Appingedam
Appingedam railway station in 2018
General information
LocationAppingedam, Netherlands
Coordinates53°20′N 6°52′E / 53.333°N 6.867°E / 53.333; 6.867
Line(s)Groningen–Delfzijl railway
Other information
Station codeApg
History
Opened15 June 1884
Services
Preceding station Arriva Following station
Loppersum
towards Groningen
Stoptrein 37700 Delfzijl West
towards Delfzijl
Location
Appingedam is located in Netherlands
Appingedam
Appingedam
Location within Netherlands

Appingedam (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑpɪŋəˌdɑm] ; abbreviation: Apg) is a railway station in the city of Appingedam, Netherlands. The station was opened on 15 June 1884 and is located on the Groningen–Delfzijl railway. Nowadays the station is unstaffed. Only basic platform facilities, as a shelter and a ticket machine, remain. The station is owned by ProRail and operated by Arriva.

History[edit]

Former station building in 1973

The station building was completed in 1883. Train services started when the Groningen–Delfzijl railway was opened on 15 June 1884.[1][2]

Former building[edit]

The original station building was intended for heritage status, but was demolished after a fire in 1978.

Services[edit]

Trains[edit]

The following train services operated by Arriva currently call at Appingedam:

  • 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Groningen – Delfzijl

Buses[edit]

At the station, there are two bus connections operated by Qbuzz with the following destinations:

  • 45: Delfzijl – Appingedam – Holwierde – Beirum – Spijk – Losdorp – Godlinze – 't Zandt – Zeerijp – Loppersum (1x per hour)
  • 91: Appingedam – Holwierde – Krewerd – Oosterwijtwerd – Leermens – Eenum – Loppersum (5x per day)
  • 140: Delfzijl – Appingedam – Ten Boer – Groningen (1x per hour)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Station Appingedam (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  2. ^ Overzicht van de spoorlijn Groningen- Delfzijl (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved 19 November 2015.

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