Winschoten railway station
Encyclopedia
Winschoten is a railway station in Winschoten
, The Netherlands
. The station was opened in 1868. It is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway
between Groningen and Nieuweschans. The services are operated by Arriva
.
Winschoten
Winschoten is a former municipality and city in the northeast of the Netherlands.Population : 18.497; area: 22,24 km2.The origin of the name of Winschoten is not known but it has received nicknames. One of these is Molenstad . It has also been known, in living memory, as Sodom...
, The Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. The station was opened in 1868. It is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway
Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway
The Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from the port of Harlingen to Nieuweschans, passing through Leeuwarden and Groningen. The line was opened between 1863 and 1868. It is also known as the Staatslijn "B"...
between Groningen and Nieuweschans. The services are operated by Arriva
Arriva
Arriva plc is a multinational public transport company owned by Deutsche Bahn and headquartered in Sunderland, United Kingdom. It has bus, coach, train, tram and waterbus operations in 12 countries across Europe, employs more than 47,500 people and services over 1.5 billion passenger journeys each...
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Train services
The following services currently call at Winschoten:- 1x per 2 hours local service (stoptrein) Groningen - Nieuweschans - Leer
- 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Groningen - Nieuweschans