Hoogezand-Sappemeer railway station

Hoogezand-Sappemeer
Hoogezand-Sappemeer
	Station building in 1973
Location	Stationsweg 4, Hoogezand, Netherlands[1]
Coordinates	53°09′34″N 6°46′18″E
Operated by	NS Stations
Line(s)	Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Train operators	Arriva
Bus operators	Taxi de Grooth
Other information
Station code	Hgz
History
Opened	1 May 1868
Services
Location
	Hoogezand-Sappemeer Location within the Dutch railway network

Hoogezand-Sappemeer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦoːɣəˌzɑnt ˈsɑpəˌmeːr] (listen); abbreviation: Hgz) is an unstaffed railway station in Hoogezand in the Netherlands. It is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Martenshoek and Sappemeer Oost in the province of Groningen. Train services started in 1868 and the current station building was completed in 1989. There are currently three train services, all operated by Arriva. Among the direct destinations are Groningen to the west, Veendam to the southeast, and Winschoten, Bad Nieuweschans, and Leer (Germany) to the east.

Location

The railway station is located at the Stationsweg in the municipality of Midden-Groningen in the south of the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. It is situated on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between the railway stations Martenshoek and Sappemeer Oost.[2]

The former station building was completed in 1865. It was designed by Karel Hendrik van Brederode. The building was demolished in 1989.[1]

The signal box from the station is now at the Railway Museum in Utrecht.

The current station building was completed in 1989. It was designed by Rob Steenhuis.[1]

At the station, the double track has two separate platforms.[3]

Route	Service type	Operator	Notes
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.

Line	Route	Operator	Notes
515	Hoogezand-Sappemeer Station - Sappemeer Achterdiep - Hoogezand Centrum (town centre) - Hoogezand Gorecht - Hoogezand Zuiderkroon	Taxi de Grooth	Mon-Sat during daytime hours only (with 2 extra runs once a month on shopping nights ("koopavonden").

(in Dutch) Station Hoogezand- Sappemeer, Stationsweb. Retrieved on 27 December 2014.
(in Dutch) Spoorkaart Nederland, ProRail, 2013. Retrieved on 27 December 2014.
Leeuwarden–Groningen, Sporenplan. Retrieved 10 May 2016.

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