Bad Nieuweschans | |||||||||||||||
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 Bad Nieuweschans railway station in 2006 | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Stationsstraat 4[1] Bad Nieuweschans, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°11′03″N 7°11′58″E / 53.18417°N 7.19944°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | NS Stations | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway Ihrhove–Nieuweschans railway | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Arriva | ||||||||||||||
| Bus operators | Qbuzz | ||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus lines: 811, 817 | ||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | Nsch[2] | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 November 1868 | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Nieuweschans (1868–2013) | ||||||||||||||
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Bad Nieuweschans (Dutch pronunciation: [bɑt ˈniu.əsxɑns]; abbreviation: Nsch), previously named Nieuweschans (1868–2013), is an unstaffed railway station in the village of Bad Nieuweschans, Netherlands. It connects the Harlingen–Nieuweschans and Ihrhove–Nieuweschans railways and is situated between Winschoten, Netherlands and Weener, Germany.
The station building was completed in 1867 and demolished in 1973. Train services started on 1 November 1868. Trains were operated by Staatsspoorwegen (1868–1937), Nederlandse Spoorwegen (1938–2000), NoordNed (2000–2005), and Arriva (2006–present).
The station has two tracks and two platforms. There are two local train services with trains every hour to and from Groningen and Leer (Germany). There are also two bus connections at the station provided by Qbuzz.
- ^ (in Dutch) Station Nieuweschans, Stationsweb. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ (in Dutch) Peter Grutter, Lijst van Verkortingen Spoorwegen, Nederlandse Vereniging van Belangstellenden in het Spoor- en tramwegwezen, 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.