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==History== |
==History== |
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Revision as of 07:48, 7 June 2013
| Sauwerd-Roodeschool railway | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Locale | The Netherlands | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 9 | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | August 16, 1893 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 26.9 km (16.7 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
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The Sauwerd-Roodeschool railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Sauwerd to Roodeschool, passing through Winsum, Warffum and Uithuizen. The line was opened in 1893. Although the railway originally started in Sauwerd, train have always started and terminated in Groningen.
Stations
The main interchange stations on the railway are:
- Sauwerd: to Delfzijl
- Winsum: bus services 36, 65, 67, 68 and 165
- Uithuizen: bus services 61, 62 and 662
History
On July 15 1980 a severe accident took place between Winsum and Sauwerd. A Train left Winsum with a few minutes delay, thereby ignoring the advise from the traffic controller to wait for the train from Groningen to arrive at Winsum.
Trainservice
Services are operated by Arriva. From Monday to Saturday train run 2x per hour between 5am and 8pm. On all other times trains run 1x per hour
 | This article contains a translation of Spoorlijn Sauwerd - Roodeschool from nl.wikipedia. |