Assen railway station

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Assen
General information
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°59′30″N 6°34′14″E / 52.99167°N 6.57056°E / 52.99167; 6.57056
Line(s)	Meppel–Groningen railway
Connections	VMNN: 1, 2, 3, 4 (shared with Qbuzz), 12, 53 Qbuzz: 4 (shared with VMNN), 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 50, 58, 83, 110, 419, 603, 807
Other information
Station code	Asn
History
Opened	1 May 1870
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station Zwolle towards Rotterdam Centraal NS Intercity 500 Groningen Terminus Zwolle towards Den Haag Centraal NS Intercity 700 Terminus NS Sprinter 6200 Haren towards Groningen Beilen towards Zwolle NS Sprinter 8100 Preceding station Arriva Netherlands Following station Zwolle towards Schiphol Airport Nachttrein 32790 Groningen Terminus
Location Assen Location within Netherlands

Assen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑsə(n)] ^ⓘ; abbreviation: Asn) is a railway station located in Assen, Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 May 1870 and is located on the Meppel–Groningen railway. The station is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. A new station building was opened in 2020, featuring a large wooden triangular roof with windows allowing light down to the indoor spaces and platforms,^[1] replacing the previous building from 1988. From 1902 until 1947 there was also a railway line to Gasselternijveen, where trains connected to the railway line to Stadskanaal.