Groningen–Delfzijl railway

The Groningen–Delfzijl railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Groningen to Delfzijl, passing through Sauwerd, Loppersum and Appingedam. The line was opened in 1884.

Groningen-Delfzijl railway
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Groningen, Netherlands
Termini	Groningen railway station Delfzijl railway station
Stations	9
History
Opened	15 June 1884 (1884-06-15)
Technical
Line length	77 km (48 mi)
Number of tracks	mostly single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	no
Route map Line from Bad Nieuweschans Line from Zwolle 0.0 Groningen Line to Leeuwarden 3.9 Groningen Noord Van Starckenborghkanaal 10.9 Sauwerd Line to Roodeschool 15.1 Bedum 21.8 Stedum 25.9 Loppersum 33.6 Appingedam 36.2 Delfzijl West Line to seaport (freight only) 37.8 Delfzijl

Stations

The stations on the railway are:

• Groningen: to Leeuwarden, Delfzijl and Nieuweschans
• Groningen Noord
• Sauwerd: to Roodeschool
• Bedum
• Stedum
• Loppersum: bus services 42, 45, 62, 660 and 662
• Appingedam: bus services 40, 61, 78, 91, 95 and 140
• Delfzijl West
• Delfzijl: bus services 40, 43, 61, 96, 119, 140 and 245

Train service

Services are operated by Arriva. From Monday to Saturday trains run 2x per hour between 5am and 8pm. On all other times trains run 1x per hour

References

• www.sporenplan.nl
• Qbuzz, the operator of the bus services