Kropswolde railway station

Coordinates: 53°09′42″N 6°43′17″E / 53.16167°N 6.72139°E / 53.16167; 6.72139
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Kropswolde
Kropswolde railway station in 2008
General information
LocationWoldweg 46[1]
Foxhol, Netherlands
Coordinates53°09′42″N 6°43′17″E / 53.16167°N 6.72139°E / 53.16167; 6.72139
Owned byNS Stations
Line(s)Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Train operatorsArriva
Other information
Station codeKw[2]
History
Opened1 May 1868 (1868-05-01)
Services
Preceding station   Arriva   Following station
Template:Arriva Stoptrein lines
Template:Arriva Stoptrein lines
Template:Arriva Stoptrein lines
Location
Kropswolde is located in Netherlands
Kropswolde
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] The 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 Hoogezand-Sappemeer, 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

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

The train services are operated by Arriva. The following local train services (Dutch: stoptreinen) currently call at Kropswolde:

References

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

External links

Dutch Rijksmonument 515895
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