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Groningen Europapark railway station

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Operated by
  
NS Stations

Address
  
Groningen, Netherlands

Province
  
Groningen

Platforms in use
  
3

Station code
  
Gerp

Opened
  
1 October 2007

Rebuilt
  
10 December 2012

Tracks
  
3

Groningen Europapark railway station

Location
  
Verlengde Lodewijkstraat Groningen, Netherlands

Line(s)
  
Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway Meppel–Groningen railway

Train operators
  
Arriva Nederlandse Spoorwegen

Architect
  
Nienke van de Lune, Peter Heideman

Similar
  
Groningen railway station, Groningen Noord railway st, Kropswolde railway station, Haren (NL) railway station, Bedum railway station

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Groningen Europapark ( [ˈɣroːnɪŋən øːˈropaːˌpɑːrk]; abbreviation: Gerp) is an unstaffed railway station in Groningen in the Netherlands. It is situated on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Groningen and Kropswolde and on the Meppel–Groningen railway between Haren and Groningen. It was opened in 2007 and rebuilt in 2012. Local train services are operated by Arriva and Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

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Location

The station is located at 53°12′18″N 06°35′04″E in the neighbourhood of Europapark, part of the city of Groningen, in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. It is near the Euroborg football stadium.

The station is situated on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between the railway stations of Groningen and Kropswolde, and on the Meppel–Groningen railway between the railway stations of Haren and Groningen.

History

The part of the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Groningen and Nieuweschans was opened in 1868 and the Meppel–Groningen railway was opened in 1870. Groningen Europapark was opened with a temporary station on 1 October 2007. Since the opening, train services on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway are provided by Arriva and on the Meppel–Groningen railway by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen. A new permanent station was opened on 10 December 2012.

Building

The station was designed by Nienke van de Lune and Peter Heideman.

Train services

The train services are operated by Arriva and Nederlandse Spoorwegen. As of 11 December 2016, the following train services call at this station:

  • 2× per hour local Sprinter service: Groningen – Assen – Zwolle
  • 1× per hour local Stoptrein service: Groningen – Winschoten – Bad Nieuweschans – Leer
  • 1× per hour local Stoptrein service: Groningen – Winschoten
  • 2× per hour local Stoptrein service: Groningen – Veendam
  • References

    Groningen Europapark railway station Wikipedia