Scheemda railway station

Scheemda (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsxeːmdaː] (listen); abbreviation: Sda) is an unstaffed railway station in Scheemda in the Netherlands. It is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Zuidbroek and Winschoten in the province of Groningen.

Scheemda
Scheemda railway station in 2005
Location	Stationsstraat 85[1] Scheemda, Netherlands
Coordinates	53°09′55″N 6°58′40″E
Operated by	NS Stations
Line(s)	Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway
Platforms	2 (island platform)
Tracks	2
Train operators	Arriva
Bus operators	Qbuzz
Connections	Bus lines 17, 48, 119, 643
Construction
Architect	Karel Hendrik van Brederode
Other information
Station code	Sda[1]
History
Opened	1 May 1868
Services
Preceding station   Arriva   Following station Zuidbroek toward Groningen Stoptrein 20100 Winschoten toward Leer Stoptrein 37500 Winschoten toward Bad Nieuweschans
Location
Scheemda Location within the Dutch railway network

The station building was designed by Karel Hendrik van Brederode and completed in 1865. The train services started on 1 May 1868. Trains have been operated by Staatsspoorwegen (1868–1937), Nederlandse Spoorwegen (1938–2000), NoordNed (2000–2005), and Arriva (2005–present).

There are two tracks and an island platform at the station. Two local train services with trains in both directions call at Scheemda twice per hour. There are also connections to four regional bus services provided by Qbuzz.

Location

The railway station is located at the Stationsstraat in the village of Scheemda, part of the municipality of Oldambt, in the east of the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.[1] It is situated on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway, also called Staatslijn B, between the railway stations of Zuidbroek and Winschoten.[2] The Heiligerlee railway stop was situated between Scheemda and Winschoten from 1908 to 1934.[2] The distance from Scheemda westward to railway terminus Harlingen Haven is 110 km (68 mi), to Groningen 29 km (18 mi), and to Zuidbroek 7.6 km (4.7 mi), and eastward to Winschoten is 4.9 km (3.0 mi), and to Bad Nieuweschans 17 km (11 mi).[2]

History

The railway station in 1925

The station building was completed in 1865. The station was opened on 1 May 1868, when train services started on the segment of the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Groningen and Winschoten.[1] At the time, the station was named Scheemda-Eexta.

Trains were operated by Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (1868–1937), Nederlandse Spoorwegen (1938–2000), NoordNed (2000–2005), and Arriva (2005–present).

Building and layout

Station layout
1 2

The 19th-century station building is of the type SS 4th class,[1] which was probably designed by architect Karel Hendrik van Brederode.[lower-alpha 1] Fifteen buildings of this type were built in the Netherlands between 1862 and 1890, of which seven remain today.[3] The building has been a national heritage site (Dutch: rijksmonument) since 2001.[4]

The railway through Scheemda is unelectrified and oriented northwest to southeast. At the station, the single-track railway splits into two tracks. There is an island with two platforms that can be accessed via a level crossing. Platform 1 alongside the northern track is serving trains to Groningen and platform 2 alongside the southern track is serving trains to Winschoten. The station building is north of both tracks. Beyond the station, the tracks merge back into a single track.[5]

Train services

Route	Service type	Operator	Notes
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
17	Winschoten - Beerta - Finsterwolde - Oostwold - Midwolda - Scheemda	Qbuzz and Taxi De Grooth	No evening and Sunday service.
119	Delfzijl - Wagenborgen - Nieuwolda - Scheemda - Heiligerlee - Winschoten	Qbuzz
643	Winschoten - Heiligerlee - Scheemda - Nieuw Scheemda - 't Waar - Nieuwolda - Woldendorp	Qbuzz	Only 1 run during both rush hours.

Notes

1. Van Brederode was leading the railway's building department and as such responsible for the station buildings, but there is no source confirming that he was the designer in person.

References

1. (in Dutch) Station Scheemda, Stationsweb. Retrieved on 17 May 2015.
2. (in Dutch) Overzicht van de spoorlijn Harlingen-Leeuwarden-Groningen-Nieuweschans, Stationsweb. Retrieved on 17 May 2015.
3. (in Dutch) Stationsgebouwen type SS 4e klasse, Stationsweb. Retrieved on 21 May 2015.
4. (in Dutch) Monumentnummer: 522105, Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. Retrieved on 14 December 2014.
5. Leeuwarden–Groningen, Sporenplan. Retrieved 10 May 2016.

External links

• Scheemda station, station information