Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway

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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

Legend

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| Stadskanaal–Musselkanaal railway

to Musselkanaal

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0.0

| Stadskanaal
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12.0

| Wildervank
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14.8

| Veendam

(STAR)

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15.0

| Veendam
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freight line

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| Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway

to Bad Nieuweschans

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22.2

| Zuidbroek
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| Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway

to Groningen

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Steam train on the Stadskanaal-Zuidbroek railway in Wildervank in 2015

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[edit]

Station | Opened | Closed | Notes

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stadskanaal-Zuidbroek railway.

* STAR
* www.sporenplan.nl