Eemshaven railway station
| Eemshaven | |
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 Eemshaven Railway Station (2018)
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| Data | |
| Location in the network | Terminus |
| Design | Terminus |
| Platform tracks | 1 |
| abbreviation | Eem |
| opening | March 28, 2018 |
| Website URL | NS info page |
| location | |
| City / municipality | Het Hogeland |
| Place / district | Eemshaven |
| province | Groningen |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 53 ° 27 '31 " N , 6 ° 49' 51" E |
| Railway lines | |
| List of train stations in the Netherlands | |
The Eemshaven station is a railway terminus and has the status of a breakpoint . It is located at the northern end of the port and industrial area of the same name at the mouth of the Ems in the Dutch province of Groningen and is the northernmost train station in the Netherlands.
history
The station was connected by extending a single-track railway line beyond Roodeschool. The new track for passenger traffic is 3 km, but 4.3 km of existing track for freight traffic could be integrated after adjustments. It was opened to traffic on March 28, 2018. The railway line and station were inaugurated on June 20, 2018 by King Willem-Alexander as part of a Dutch-German ceremony.
Integration into the existing route network and importance
In Roodeschool , a new through station for the Sauwerd – Roodeschool railway line was built in addition to the existing terminal station in the center of the village on the western edge of the village , and the old station was closed at the beginning of 2018 after the opening.
Eemshaven station is of economic importance primarily as a transition point for ferry traffic to Borkum , it is located opposite the terminal and landing stage of the shipping company AG Ems . The construction project was also promoted politically and financially by the German side, the costs amounted to 28.5 million euros.
While there are currently 1–8 pairs of trains every day to connect to the ferry service, every half-hourly service is planned on weekdays, as will be carried out to Roodeschool. A connection from Eemshaven to the Dutch intercity network is planned in order to offer similar accessibility to the ferry to Borkum as in Emden . The Eemshaven railway station is structurally designed for this.
Route connections
In the 2020 annual timetable , the following lines stop at Eemshaven station:
| Train type | Line course | frequency |
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| Stoptrein ( Arriva ) | Groningen - Roodeschool - Eemshaven | 2–4 times a day |
Web links
- Laatste werkdag voor oude station Roodeschool . In: RTV Noord , January 4, 2018, accessed on February 11, 2019 (Dutch).
- Met de trein naar Eemshaven . In: noorderzijlvest.nl . August 14, 2017, accessed February 11, 2019 (Dutch).
Individual evidence
- ^ First train to Eemshaven. In: Homepage of the EMS AG . March 28, 2018, accessed February 10, 2019 .
- ↑ König opens railway line. In: Homepage of the Borkumer Zeitung . June 21, 2018, accessed February 10, 2019 .
- ↑ King Willem-Alexander opent vandaag de Spoorlijn naar de Eemshaven. In: Internet portal eemshaven-info . June 20, 2018, accessed February 10, 2019 (Dutch).
- ↑ The new Roodeschool station was officially opened. In: Homepage of the EMS AG . January 15, 2018, accessed February 10, 2019 .
- ↑ The northernmost Dutch train station is now in Eemshaven. In: NiederlandeNet, homepage of the WWU Münster . March 29, 2018, accessed February 10, 2019 .
- ^ Eemshaven: AG Ems wants trains every half hour. In: Homepage of the Ostfriesen-Zeitung . July 12, 2018, accessed February 10, 2019 .