Leeuwarden Werpsterhoeke railway station

Leeuwarden Werpsterhoeke is a railway station under construction, in southern Leeuwarden, Netherlands.

Leeuwarden Werpsterhoeke
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates53°09′36″N 5°47′12″E
Line(s)Staatslijn A (Arnhem - Zwolle - Leeuwarden)
Platforms2
Tracks2
Location
Leeuwarden Werpsterhoeke
Location within Netherlands

History

The station is set to open between 2018 and 2020 in the neighbourhood Werpsterhoeke.[1] The station will be opened on Staatslijn A (Arnhem - Zwolle - Leeuwarden) and is located between Grou-Jirnsum and Leeuwarden. The station is primarily for southern Leeuwarden as it lies adjacent to the newly built boroughs De Zuidlanden en Nieuw Stroomland, which will feature a total of 6500 houses. It will also serve small settlements in the surrounding area. Construction of a combined pedestrian and bicycle passageway, north of the station, has started on October 3, 2015 and is set to open late 2016 or early 2017.[2] The passageway will replace one nearby railroad crossing and provide relief for another one, also nearby.[3] The passageway will also provide a direct connection to the station platforms. An additional passageway for cars is also set to open late 2016 or somewhere in 2017. The station will also feature a plaza with bicycle racks, a park and ride parking lot and a bus station. Construction of the passageways costs 21 million Euros and construction of the station costs 9 million Euros.[4]

Train services

As of 2016, it's still unclear which train services will call at the station, but it is assumed that the following train will call:[5]

Series Train Type Route Material Frequency
9000 NS stoptrein Leeuwarden - Leeuwarden Werpsterhoeke - Grou-Jirnsum - Akkrum - Heerenveen - Wolvega - Meppel ICMm 1x per hour (Mon-Fri only)

According to Werkgroep Spoor in Friesland, it is likely that Arriva trains between Groningen and Leeuwarden will also call at this station, but Arriva needs permission from NS in order to do so.[6] If Arriva does get permission, the train that will call at this station is the following one:

Series Train Type Route Material Frequency
37400 Arriva Stoptrein Groningen Europapark - Groningen - Zuidhorn - Grijpskerk - Buitenpost - De Westereen - Feanwâlden - Hurdegaryp - Leeuwarden Camminghaburen - Leeuwarden - Leeuwarden Werpsterhoeke Spurt (Stadler GTW) 2x per hour (Mon-Sat), 1x per hour (Sun)

Bus service

As of 2016, it's still unclear which bus services will call at this station, but it's likely to be the following bus services as they already serve the adjacent neighbourhoods and/or pass right through the location of this future station:

Bus Service Operator From To Via Notes
28 Arriva Heerenveen, Station Leeuwarden, Busstation Grou-Jirnsum, Station Mon-Fri only
95 Arriva Joure, Rotonde Leeuwarden, Busstation
742 Arriva Leeuwarden, Busstation Techum, Molkenkelder
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References
  1. http://www.prorail.nl/projecten/leeuwarden-werpsterhoek
  2. http://www.vrij-baan.nl/2015/10/05/start-bouw-onderdoorgangen-werpsterhoeke/
  3. http://www.vrij-baan.nl/project/station-werpsterhoeke/
  4. http://www.vrij-baan.nl/project/station-werpsterhoeke/
  5. https://www.wgsi-friesland.nl/station-werpsterhoeke/
  6. https://www.wgsi-friesland.nl/station-werpsterhoeke/


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