Groningen Europapark railway station

Groningen Europapark
File:Station Groningen Europapark-III.JPG Groningen Europapark railway station in 2013
Location	Verlengde Lodewijkstraat Groningen, Netherlands
Coordinates
Operated by	NS Stations
Line(s)	Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway Meppel–Groningen railway
Platforms	3
Tracks	3
Train operators	Arriva Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Construction
Architect	Nienke van de Lune, Peter Heideman
Other information
Station code	Gerp
History
Opened	1 October 2007 (2007-10-01)
Rebuilt	10 December 2012
Services
Preceding station   Arriva   Following station Groningen Terminus Stoptrein 20100 Kropswolde toward Leer Stoptrein 37500 Kropswolde toward Bad Nieuweschans Stoptrein 37800 Kropswolde toward Veendam Nederlandse Spoorwegen Haren toward Zwolle NS Sprinter 9100 Groningen Terminus
Location
Groningen Europapark Location within the Dutch railway network

Groningen Europapark (Dutch pronunciation: [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.

Location

The station is located at 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. The following services currently call at Groningen Europapark:

• 2x per hour local service (stoptrein): Groningen – Assen – Zwolle
• 1x per hour local service (stoptrein): Groningen – Winschoten – Bad Nieuweschans – Leer
• 1x per hour local service (stoptrein): Groningen – Winschoten
• 2x per hour local service (stoptrein): Groningen – Veendam

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• (Dutch) Station Groningen Europapark, station information