Winschoten railway station

Winschoten
Winschoten railway station in 2006
General information
Location	Stationsweg 22[1] Winschoten, Netherlands
Coordinates	53°08′21″N 7°02′01″E / 53.13917°N 7.03361°E / 53.13917; 7.03361
Operated by	NS Stations
Line(s)	Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
Train operators	Arriva
Bus operators	Qbuzz
Connections	Bus lines 12, 13, 14, 17, 23, 24, 119, 618, 643
Construction
Architect	Karel Hendrik van Brederode
Other information
Station code	Ws[2]
History
Opened	1 May 1868 (1868-05-01)
Services
Preceding station Arriva Netherlands Following station Scheemda towards Groningen Stoptrein 20100 Bad Nieuweschans towards Leer Stoptrein 37500 Bad Nieuweschans Terminus
Location Winschoten Location within the Dutch railway network

Winschoten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪnsxoːtə(n)] ^ⓘ; abbreviation: Ws) is an unstaffed railway station in Winschoten in the Netherlands. It is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Scheemda and Bad Nieuweschans in the province of Groningen.

The station building, designed by Karel Hendrik van Brederode, was completed in 1865 and expanded in 1904. Train services started on 1 May 1868 and have since been provided by Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (1868–1937), Nederlandse Spoorwegen (1938–2000), NoordNed (2000–2005), and Arriva (2005–present). During World War II, 500 Jews were transported from the station via the Westerbork transit camp to Nazi concentration camps, where most of them were killed.

The station has three tracks and two platforms. As of 2014^[update], there are two local train services with trains every half an hour to and from Groningen, and trains every hour to and from Bad Nieuweschans and Leer (Germany). The station handles 2,500 rail passengers on an average weekday. There is a park and ride area for cars and bicycles, and a bus station with nine regional services provided by Qbuzz.