Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway

Stadskanaal-Zuidbroek railway
Stadskanaal-Zuidbroek railway
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	ProRail, STAR
Locale	The Netherlands
Termini	Stadskanaal; Zuidbroek;
Stations	6
Service
Operator(s)	Arriva, STAR
History
Opened	August 1, 1910
Technical
Line length	22 km (14 mi)
Number of tracks	single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	no
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Stadskanaal–Musselkanaal railway
	to Musselkanaal
	Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway
	to Bad Nieuweschans
	Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway
	to Groningen

The Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway is a railway line in the Netherlands, running from Stadskanaal to Zuidbroek, passing through Veendam. The line was opened in 1910,^[1] and closed in 1953, but the Veendam-Zuidbroek section was reopened in 2011. The Stadskanaal-Veendam section is owned by the STAR museum railway, and mostly runs using steam trains.

Stations

Station	Opened	Closed	Notes
Stadskanaal Hoofdstation	1905	1953
Stadskanaal Pekelderweg	1910	1953
Nieuwediep	1910	1953
Bareveld	1910	1953
Wildervank	1910	1953
Veendam	1910 2011	1953 —	two separate stations: one served by Arriva, the other by STAR steam trains
Meeden-Muntendam	1910	1941
Zuidbroek	1868	—

Train service

Services on the Veendam-Zuidbroek line are operated by Arriva. From Monday to Saturday, trains run every thirty minutes between 5am and 8pm. At all other times trains run hourly.

References

^ Overzicht van de spoorlijn Stadskanaal- Zuidbroek (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved 15 October 2014.

External links

[1] Overzicht van de spoorlijn Stadskanaal- Zuidbroek (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved 15 October 2014.

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