Leeuwarden–Stavoren railway explained

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Leeuwarden–Stavoren railway
Status:	Operational
Locale:	Friesland, Netherlands
Start:	Leeuwarden railway station
End:	Stavoren railway station
Stations:	9
Open:	1863-1865
Operator:	Arriva
Linelength:	50km (30miles)
Tracks:	mostly single track
Electrification:	no
Map State:	collapsed

The Leeuwarden–Stavoren railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Leeuwarden to Stavoren, passing through Sneek, IJlst, Workum and Hindeloopen. The line is located in the province of Friesland. The line between Leeuwarden and Sneek was opened in 1883 and the line between Sneek and Hindeloopen was opened in 1885.^[1]

Stations

The stations on the railway are:

• Leeuwarden

to Harlingen, Groningen and Stavoren

• Mantgum (1883–present)
• Sneek Noord (1883–present)
• Sneek (1883–present)
• IJlst (1885–present)
• Workum (1885–present)
• Hindeloopen (1885–present)
• Koudum-Molkwerum (1885–present)
• Stavoren (1885–present)

Stations closed in 1938: Jellum-Boksum, Bears, Jorwert, Boazum, Scharnegoutum, Oudega, Nijhuizum and Warns.

Train service

Services are operated by Arriva. From Monday to Saturday trains between Leeuwarden and Sneek run 3x per hour. The Stadler WINK entered service in 2021.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Overzicht van de spoorlijn Leeuwarden-Stavoren . Stationsweb. 30 March 2024 . nl .
2. Web site: Wink trains enter service in the Netherlands. International Railway Journal. 16 April 2021 . 30 March 2024.