Bad Nieuweschans railway station

Bad Nieuweschans
Bad Nieuweschans railway station in 2006
General information
LocationStationsstraat 4[1]
Bad Nieuweschans, Netherlands
Coordinates53°11′03″N 7°11′58″E / 53.18417°N 7.19944°E / 53.18417; 7.19944
Operated byNS Stations
Line(s)Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway
Ihrhove–Nieuweschans railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Train operatorsArriva
Bus operatorsQbuzz
ConnectionsBus lines: 811, 817
Other information
Station codeNsch[2]
History
Opened1 November 1868 (1868-11-01)
Previous namesNieuweschans (1868–2013)
Services
Preceding station Arriva Netherlands Following station
Winschoten
towards Groningen
Stoptrein 20100 Weener
towards Leer
Stoptrein 37500 Terminus
Location
Bad Nieuweschans is located in Netherlands
Bad Nieuweschans
Bad Nieuweschans
Location within the Dutch railway network

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.

  1. ^ (in Dutch) Station Nieuweschans, Stationsweb. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. ^ (in Dutch) Peter Grutter, Lijst van Verkortingen Spoorwegen, Nederlandse Vereniging van Belangstellenden in het Spoor- en tramwegwezen, 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.