Veendam railway station

Veendam (Dutch pronunciation: [veːnˈdɑm] (listen); abbreviation: Vdm) is an unstaffed railway station in Veendam in the Netherlands. It is located on the Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway after Zuidbroek as the present-day line terminus.

Veendam
Veendam railway station on the day it reopened (2011)
LocationParallelweg
Veendam, Netherlands
Coordinates53°06′13″N 6°53′05″E
Operated byNS Stations
Line(s)Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway
Train operatorsArriva
Bus operatorsQbuzz, Taxi De Grooth, CTS
Other information
Station codeVdm
History
Opened1 August 1910 (1910-08-01); reopened 1 May 2011
Closed17 May 1953 (1953-05-17)
Services
Preceding station   Arriva   Following station
toward Groningen
Stoptrein 37800Terminus
Location
Veendam
Location within the Dutch railway network

Location

The railway station is located at the Parallelweg in the village of Veendam in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.[1] It is situated on the Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway, where it is the present-day line terminus before the railway station Zuidbroek.[2]

History

The station was previously served by passenger trains from 1 August 1910 to 17 May 1953. The station reopened on 1 May 2011, when the Veendam–Zuidbroek section of the Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway was reopened to passenger services.[1]

Train services
Route Service type Operator Notes
Groningen - Hoogezand-Sappemeer - Zuidbroek - Veendam Local ("Stoptrein") Arriva 2x per hour - 1x per hour on evenings and Sundays.

Bus services
Line Route Operator Notes
13 Veendam - Muntendam - Meeden - Westerlee - Heiligerlee - Winschoten Qbuzz, Taxi De Grooth and CTS Mon-Fri during daytime hours only, with one extra run during weekday evenings.
23 Winschoten - Oude Pekela - Nieuwe Pekela - Ommelanderwijk - Veendam Qbuzz
110 Veendam - Wildervank - Bareveld - Gieten - Rolde - Assen Qbuzz
171 Veendam - Kielwindeweer - Hoogezand - Groningen Centrum (Downtown) - Groningen Zernike (campus) Qbuzz Operates 2x per hour locally within Veendam and 1x per hour to/from Groningen. On Saturdays, this bus only operates locally within Veendam. No Sunday service.
174 (Groningen - Westerbroek - Hoogezand - Sappemeer -) Zuidbroek - Muntendam - Veendam Qbuzz and Taxi De Grooth The route between Groningen and Zuidbroek is only served during rush hours. No service after 22:50 (weekdays), on Saturday evenings (entirely), Sunday mornings and after 22:20 (Sunday evenings).
510 Veendam Station - Veendam Centrum (town centre) - Veendam Parkflat - Veendam Skagerrak - Wildervank Bijleveldcentrum Taxi De Grooth No service during morning rush hours; service starts after morning rush hours. On Mondays, this bus starts operating at 12:45. No service during evenings and on Sundays.
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References
  1. "Station Veendam" (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  2. "Overzicht van de spoorlijn Stadskanaal-Zuidbroek" (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
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