Railway Stations on the Staatslijn C - Groningen Railway Station, Meppel Railway Station, Assen Railway Station, Beilen Railway Station (Paperback)

Chapters: Groningen Railway Station, Meppel Railway Station, Assen Railway Station, Beilen Railway Station, Hoogeveen Railway Station, Haren Railway Station. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 28. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Groningen is the main railway station in Groningen, The Netherlands. In Groningen, the station is also called Hoofdstation Front view of the station.The station opened on 1 June 1866 and is on the Staatslijn B (Haarlingen - Nieuweschans). The first building was a temporarily structure outside the former stronghold. Later the station was connected on the Staatslijn C (Meppel - Groningen) in 1870. In 1884 the Groningen - Delfzijl railway line opened, and in 1893 the connection to Roodeschool opened. The station building that still stands today was completed in 1896. The station has nine platforms and behind the station is a stabling point for many trains. Groningen is now the furthest north Nederlandse Spoorwegen operate, with all services further north operated by Arriva. The drawings for the station are printed in Baranowskis ENCYCLOPEDIA of 19.c. ARCHITECTURE (in French, German and Russian). There is also a 19.c. photo. Two free internet terminals can be found in the information centre by the main entrance/exit. From Groningen you can directly travel to places such as: Assen, Zwolle, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Gouda, The Hague, Hilversum, Amsterdam Airport (Schiphol), Hoogeveen, Leeuwarden, Roodeschool, Delfzijl, Zuidbroek, Winschoten, Nieuweschans and Leer. The following services calls at Groningen: ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=20098760