Kropswolde railway station

Location
	Kropswolde Location within the Dutch railway network

Kropswolde
Kropswolde
	Kropswolde railway station in 2008
General information
Location	Woldweg 46; Foxhol, Netherlands
Coordinates	53°09′42″N 6°43′17″E / 53.16167°N 6.72139°E
Owned by	NS Stations
Line(s)	Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Train operators	Arriva
Other information
Station code	Kw
History
Opened	1 May 1868
Services
Location
Location
	Kropswolde Location within the Dutch railway network

Kropswolde (Dutch pronunciation: [krɔpsˈʋɔldə]; abbreviation: Kw) is an unstaffed railway station in Foxhol near Kropswolde in the Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 May 1868^[2] and is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Groningen Europapark and Martenshoek in the province of Groningen.^[3] Train services are operated by Arriva.

Location

The railway station is located at the Woldweg in the village of Foxhol, just north of the village of Kropswolde,^[1] both part of the municipality of Midden-Groningen, in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. It is situated on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between the railway stations of Groningen Europapark and Martenshoek.^[3]

History

The original station building was completed in 1865.^[2] The Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Groningen and Winschoten including Kropswolde was opened on 1 May 1868.^[3] The original station building was replaced by the current building in 1915.^[2]

Building and layout

Station layout

Legend


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The station building is owned by NS Stations. It has been a national heritage site (Dutch: rijksmonument) since 2001.^[1]

The unelectrified double track railway passes through the station from west to east. At the station, there are two tracks with a platform each: platform 1 is north of the northern track and platform 2 is south of the southern track.^[4] The platforms are separated by a level crossing of the public road.

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.
Groningen - Hoogezand-Sappemeer - Zuidbroek - Winschoten - Bad Nieuweschans - Leer (Germany)	Local ("Stoptrein")	Arriva	1x per hour
Groningen - Hoogezand-Sappemeer - Zuidbroek - Winschoten (- Bad Nieuweschans)	Local ("Stoptrein")	Arriva	1x per hour - 1x per 2 hours on Sundays. During morning rush hour and on evenings, a couple of runs run through to Bad Nieuweschans.

Bus services

There are no bus services at this station. The nearest bus stop is in Hoogezand.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Monumentnummer: 515895 (in Dutch), Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Station Kropswolde (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved on 4 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Overzicht van de spoorlijn Harlingen- Leeuwarden- Groningen- Nieuweschans (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved on 6 December 2015.
^ Leeuwarden–Groningen, Sporenplan. Retrieved 12 May 2016.

External links

Dutch Rijksmonument 515895

Media related to Station Kropswolde at Wikimedia Commons
Kropswolde station, station information

[rijksmonument-1] Monumentnummer: 515895 (in Dutch), Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. Retrieved 4 March 2016.

[stationsweb-2] Station Kropswolde (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved on 4 March 2016.

[railwayline-3] Overzicht van de spoorlijn Harlingen- Leeuwarden- Groningen- Nieuweschans (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved on 6 December 2015.

[4] Leeuwarden–Groningen, Sporenplan. Retrieved 12 May 2016.

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