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Groningen Europapark railway station - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 53°12′18″N 06°35′04″E / 53.20500°N 6.58444°E

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Groningen Europapark

Groningen Europapark railway station in 2013

General information

Location

Verlengde Lodewijkstraat
Groningen, Netherlands

Coordinates

53°12′18″N 06°35′04″E / 53.20500°N 6.58444°E

Operated by

NS Stations

Line(s)

Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway
Meppel–Groningen railway

Platforms

Tracks

Train operators

Arriva
Nederlandse Spoorwegen

Construction

Architect

Nienke van de Lune, Peter Heideman

Other information

Station code

Gerp

History

Opened

1 October 2007

Rebuilt

10 December 2012

Services

Preceding station	Arriva Netherlands		Following station
Groningen Terminus		Stoptrein 20100	Kropswolde towards Leer
		Stoptrein 37500	Kropswolde towards Bad Nieuweschans
		Stoptrein 37800	Kropswolde towards Veendam
Preceding station	Nederlandse Spoorwegen		Following station
Haren towards Hoofddorp		NS Sprinter 8100	Groningen towards Amsterdam Centraal

Location
Groningen Europapark Location within the Dutch railway network

Groningen Europapark (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣroːnɪŋən øːˈroːpaːˌpɑr(ə)k, -ŋə ʔøː-]; abbreviation: Gerp) is an unstaffed railway station in Groningen in the Netherlands.^[1] It is situated on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Groningen and Kropswolde and on the Meppel–Groningen railway between Haren and Groningen. It was opened in 2007 and rebuilt in 2012. Local train services are operated by Arriva and Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

Location

The station is located at 53°12′18″N 06°35′04″E / 53.20500°N 6.58444°E / 53.20500; 6.58444 in the neighbourhood of Europapark, part of the city of Groningen, in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. It is near the Euroborg football stadium.

The station is situated on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between the railway stations of Groningen and Kropswolde, and on the Meppel–Groningen railway between the railway stations of Haren and Groningen.^[2]^[3]

History

The part of the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Groningen and Nieuweschans was opened in 1868 and the Meppel–Groningen railway was opened in 1870.^[2] Groningen Europapark was opened with a temporary station on 1 October 2007.^[1] Since the opening, train services on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway are provided by Arriva and on the Meppel–Groningen railway by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen. A new permanent station was opened on 10 December 2012.^[4]

Building

The station was designed by Nienke van de Lune and Peter Heideman.^[5]

Train services

Route	Service type	Operator	Notes
Zwolle - Meppel - Groningen	Local ("Sprinter")	NS	2x per hour - On Sundays, this train operates 1x per hour until 16:00, then 2x per hour after
Groningen - Haren - Assen	Local ("Sprinter")	NS	2x per hour - rush hours only.
Groningen - Hoogezand-Sappemeer - Zuidbroek - Veendam	Local ("Stoptrein")	Arriva	2x per hour - 1x per hour on evenings and Sundays.
Groningen - Hoogezand-Sappemeer - Zuidbroek - Winschoten - Bad Nieuweschans - Leer (Germany)	Local ("Stoptrein")	Arriva	1x per hour
Groningen - Hoogezand-Sappemeer - Zuidbroek - Winschoten (- Bad Nieuweschans)	Local ("Stoptrein")	Arriva	1x per hour - 1x per 2 hours on Sundays. During morning rush hour and on evenings, a couple of runs run through to Bad Nieuweschans.

Bus services

Line	Route	Operator	Notes
2	Groningen Europapark - UMCG - Station Noord - Paddepoel - Zernike - P+R Reitdiep	Qbuzz	No service after 21:30 (weekdays), 19:30 (Saturdays) and on Sundays.
12	Groningen Hoofdstation (main station) - Europapark - Euvelgunne - Eemspoort - P+R Meerstad - P+R Kardinge	Qbuzz	Rush hours only, with a few extra runs between 14:00 and the start of the afternoon rush hour.
28	Groningen Hoofdstation (main station) - Centrum (Downtown) - UMCG - Noordlease Stadion (stadium)	Qbuzz	Only operates on Saturday evenings during match games in the stadium. This bus is free-to-use after showing the match ticket to the bus operator.
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).

References

^ ^a ^b (in Dutch) Halte Groningen Europapark, Stationsweb. Retrieved on 25 May 2015.
^ ^a ^b (in Dutch) Overzicht van de spoorlijn Harlingen-Leeuwarden-Groningen-Nieuweschans, Stationsweb. Retrieved on 25 May 2015.
^ (in Dutch) Overzicht van de spoorlijn Groningen-Meppel, Stationsweb. Retrieved on 25 May 2015.
^ (in Dutch) "Station Europapark officieel geopend Archived 25 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine", RTV Noord, 2012. Retrieved on 25 May 2015.
^ (in Dutch) Station Europapark, Staat in Groningen. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

External links

Media related to Station Groningen Europapark at Wikimedia Commons
Groningen Europapark station, station information

v t e Railway stations in Groningen
Appingedam Bad Nieuweschans Baflo Bedum Delfzijl West Eemshaven Grijpskerk Groningen Europapark Noord Haren Hoogezand-Sappemeer Kropswolde Loppersum Martenshoek Roodeschool Sappemeer Oost Sauwerd Scheemda Stedum Uithuizen Uithuizermeeden Usquert Veendam Warffum Winschoten Winsum Zuidbroek Zuidhorn

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