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Martenshoek railway station

Coordinates: 53°09′38″N 6°44′24″E / 53.16056°N 6.74000°E / 53.16056; 6.74000
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Martenshoek
Martenshoek railway station in 2007
General information
LocationSpoorstraat 39
Martenshoek, Netherlands
Coordinates53°09′38″N 6°44′24″E / 53.16056°N 6.74000°E / 53.16056; 6.74000
Line(s)Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeMth[1]
History
Opened1 Jan 1905
Services
Preceding station Arriva Netherlands Following station
Kropswolde
towards Groningen
Stoptrein 20100 Hoogezand-Sappemeer
towards Leer
Stoptrein 37500 Hoogezand-Sappemeer
Stoptrein 37800 Hoogezand-Sappemeer
towards Veendam
Location
Martenshoek is located in Netherlands
Martenshoek
Martenshoek
Location within the Dutch railway network

Martenshoek (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌmɑrtənsˈɦuk]; abbreviation: Mth) is an unstaffed railway station in Martenshoek in the Netherlands. The station opened on 1 Jan 1905[2][3] and is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Groningen and Nieuweschans. The services are operated by Arriva.

Location

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The railway station is located at the Spoorstraat in Martenshoek, part of the municipality of Midden-Groningen, in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.[1] It is situated on the Harlingen-Nieuweschans railway between the railway stations of Kropswolde and Hoogezand-Sappemeer, both also in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.[4]

History

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Train services started at Martenshoek on 1 Jan 1905.[2][3] Initially, trains were operated by the Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen, until it merged with the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij to form the Nederlandse Spoorwegen in 1938. The station building was demolished and replaced by a shelter in 1970.[1] The Nederlandse Spoorwegen operated the trains until 2000, when first NoordNed (2000–2005) and later Arriva (2005–present) received the concession for the northern railway lines of the Netherlands.

Layout

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At the station, there are two tracks and two platforms.[5] Platform 1 is north of the tracks, serving trains towards Groningen, and platform 2 is south of the tracks, serving trains towards Bad Nieuweschans.

Train services

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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

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Line Route Operator Notes
44 Harkstede - Scharmer - Kolham - Hoogezand - Kropswolde - De Groeve - Zuidlaren - Westlaren - Tynaarlo - Vries CTS Rush hours only, with a few extra runs just after morning rush hour and just before the start of the afternoon rush hour.
74 Groningen - Westerbroek - Hoogezand - Kielwindeweer - Bareveld - Stadskanaal - Musselkanaal - Valthermond - Valthe - Weerdinge - Emmen Qbuzz
174 (Groningen - Westerbroek - Hoogezand - Sappemeer -) Zuidbroek - Muntendam - Veendam Taxi de Grooth and Qbuzz 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).
515 Hoogezand-Sappemeer Station - Sappemeer Achterdiep - Hoogezand Centrum (town centre) - Hoogezand Gorecht - Hoogezand Zuiderkroon Taxi de Grooth Mon-Sat during daytime hours only (with 2 extra runs once a month on shopping nights ("koopavonden").

References

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  1. ^ a b c Stations Martenshoek (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Station Martenshoek - foto's en omschrijving op stationsweb".
  3. ^ a b "Martenshoek - OV in Nederland Wiki".
  4. ^ Overzicht van de spoorlijn Harlingen- Leeuwarden- Groningen- Nieuweschans (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. ^ Leeuwarden–Groningen, Sporenplan. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
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