Veendam railway station explained

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:
reopened 1 May 2011
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.

Location

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]

History

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]

Bus services

LineRouteOperatorNotes
13Veendam - Muntendam - Meeden - Westerlee - Heiligerlee - WinschotenQbuzz, Taxi De Grooth and CTSMon-Fri during daytime hours only, with one extra run during weekday evenings.
23Winschoten - Oude Pekela - Nieuwe Pekela - Ommelanderwijk - VeendamQbuzz
110Veendam - Wildervank - Bareveld - Gieten - Rolde - AssenQbuzz
171Veendam - Kielwindeweer - Hoogezand - Groningen Centrum (Downtown) - Groningen Zernike (campus)QbuzzOperates 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 - VeendamQbuzz and Taxi De GroothThe 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).
510Veendam Station - Veendam Centrum (town centre) - Veendam Parkflat - Veendam Skagerrak - Wildervank BijleveldcentrumTaxi De GroothNo 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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. "Station Veendam" (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  2. "Overzicht van de spoorlijn Stadskanaal-Zuidbroek" (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved 17 February 2017.