Martenshoek railway station
Martenshoek (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌmɑrtənsˈɦuk]; abbreviation: Mth) is an unstaffed railway station in Martenshoek in the Netherlands. The station opened on 1 Jan 1905[2][3] and is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Groningen and Nieuweschans. The services are operated by Arriva.
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 Martenshoek railway station in 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Spoorstraat 39 Martenshoek, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°09′38″N 6°44′24″E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway | ||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Mth[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 Jan 1905 | ||||||||||||||||||
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  Martenshoek Location within the Dutch railway network | |||||||||||||||||||
Location
The railway station is located at the Spoorstraat in Martenshoek, part of the municipality of Midden-Groningen, in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.[1] It is situated on the Harlingen-Nieuweschans railway between the railway stations of Kropswolde and Hoogezand-Sappemeer, both also in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.[4]
History
Train services started at Martenshoek on 1 Jan 1905.[2][3] Initially, trains were operated by the Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen, until it merged with the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij to form the Nederlandse Spoorwegen in 1938. The station building was demolished and replaced by a shelter in 1970.[1] The Nederlandse Spoorwegen operated the trains until 2000, when first NoordNed (2000–2005) and later Arriva (2005–present) received the concession for the northern railway lines of the Netherlands.
Layout
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At the station, there are two tracks and two platforms.[5] Platform 1 is north of the tracks, serving trains towards Groningen, and platform 2 is south of the tracks, serving trains towards Bad Nieuweschans.
Train services
| Route | Service type | Operator | Notes |
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| Groningen - Hoogezand-Sappemeer - Zuidbroek - Veendam | Local ("Stoptrein") | Arriva | 2x per hour - 1x per hour on evenings and Sundays. |
| Groningen - Hoogezand-Sappemeer - Zuidbroek - Winschoten - Bad Nieuweschans - Leer (Germany) | Local ("Stoptrein") | Arriva | 1x per hour |
| Groningen - Hoogezand-Sappemeer - Zuidbroek - Winschoten (- Bad Nieuweschans) | Local ("Stoptrein") | Arriva | 1x per hour - 1x per 2 hours on Sundays. During morning rush hour and on evenings, a couple of runs run through to Bad Nieuweschans. |
Bus services
| Line | Route | Operator | Notes |
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| 44 | Harkstede - Scharmer - Kolham - Hoogezand - Kropswolde - De Groeve - Zuidlaren - Westlaren - Tynaarlo - Vries | CTS | Rush hours only, with a few extra runs just after morning rush hour and just before the start of the afternoon rush hour. |
| 74 | Groningen - Westerbroek - Hoogezand - Kielwindeweer - Bareveld - Stadskanaal - Musselkanaal - Valthermond - Valthe - Weerdinge - Emmen | Qbuzz | |
| 174 | (Groningen - Westerbroek - Hoogezand - Sappemeer -) Zuidbroek - Muntendam - Veendam | Taxi de Grooth and Qbuzz | The route between Groningen and Zuidbroek is only served during rush hours. No service after 22:50 (weekdays), on Saturday evenings (entirely), Sunday mornings and after 22:20 (Sunday evenings). |
| 515 | Hoogezand-Sappemeer Station - Sappemeer Achterdiep - Hoogezand Centrum (town centre) - Hoogezand Gorecht - Hoogezand Zuiderkroon | Taxi de Grooth | Mon-Sat during daytime hours only (with 2 extra runs once a month on shopping nights ("koopavonden"). |
References
- Stations Martenshoek (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- "Station Martenshoek - foto's en omschrijving op stationsweb".
- "Martenshoek - OV in Nederland Wiki".
- Overzicht van de spoorlijn Harlingen- Leeuwarden- Groningen- Nieuweschans (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- Leeuwarden–Groningen, Sporenplan. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
External links
Media related to Station Martenshoek at Wikimedia Commons- Martenshoek station, station information