Veendam | |
Style: | NS |
Address: | Parallelweg Veendam, Netherlands |
Coordinates: | 53.1036°N 6.8847°W |
Operator: | NS Stations |
Line: | Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway |
Train Operators: | Arriva |
Bus Operators: | Qbuzz, Taxi De Grooth, CTS |
Code: | Vdm |
Opened: |
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Map Type: | Netherlands Dutch railway station |
Veendam (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /veːnˈdɑm/; abbreviation: Vdm) is an unstaffed railway station in Veendam in the Netherlands. It is located on the Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway after Zuidbroek as the present-day line terminus.
The railway station is located at the Parallelweg in the village of Veendam in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.[1] It is situated on the Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway, where it is the present-day line terminus before the railway station Zuidbroek.[2]
The station was previously served by passenger trains from 1 August 1910 to 17 May 1953. The station reopened on 1 May 2011, when the Veendam–Zuidbroek section of the Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway was reopened to passenger services.[1]
Line | Route | Operator | Notes | |
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13 | Veendam - Muntendam - Meeden - Westerlee - Heiligerlee - Winschoten | Qbuzz, Taxi De Grooth and CTS | Mon-Fri during daytime hours only, with one extra run during weekday evenings. | |
23 | Winschoten - Oude Pekela - Nieuwe Pekela - Ommelanderwijk - Veendam | Qbuzz | ||
110 | Veendam - Wildervank - Bareveld - Gieten - Rolde - Assen | Qbuzz | ||
171 | Veendam - Kielwindeweer - Hoogezand - Groningen Centrum (Downtown) - Groningen Zernike (campus) | Qbuzz | Operates 2x per hour locally within Veendam and 1x per hour to/from Groningen. On Saturdays, this bus only operates locally within Veendam. No Sunday service. | |
174 | (Groningen - Westerbroek - Hoogezand - Sappemeer -) Zuidbroek - Muntendam - Veendam | Qbuzz and Taxi De Grooth | 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). | |
510 | Veendam Station - Veendam Centrum (town centre) - Veendam Parkflat - Veendam Skagerrak - Wildervank Bijleveldcentrum | Taxi De Grooth | No service during morning rush hours; service starts after morning rush hours. On Mondays, this bus starts operating at 12:45. No service during evenings and on Sundays. |