Opened 1910 | ||
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Connections Bus lines 13, 71, 110, 171, 174, 271, 510 Similar Stichting Stadskanaal Rail, Zuidbroek railway station, Sappemeer Oost railway st, Winschoten railway station, Uithuizermeeden railway station | ||
Veendam ( [veːnˈdɑm]; abbreviation: Vdm) is an unstaffed railway station in Veendam in the Netherlands. It is located on the Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway after Zuidbroek as the present-day line terminus.
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Location
The railway station is located at the Parallelweg in the village of Veendam in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. It is situated on the Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway, where it is the present-day line terminus before the railway station Zuidbroek.
History
The station was previously served by passenger trains from 1 August 1910 to 17 May 1953. The station reopened on 1 May 2011, when the Veendam–Zuidbroek section of the Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway was reopened to passenger services.
Trains
The train services are operated by Arriva. The following local train service (Dutch: stoptrein) calls at Veendam twice per hour:
Buses
The bus services in the region are operated by Qbuzz. There are five regional and two local bus connections at the station in Veendam with the following destinations: