Uithuizen railway station
Uithuizen | |||||||||||
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Uithuizen railway station in 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Uithuizen, Netherlands | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°24′34″N 6°40′28″E / 53.40944°N 6.67444°E | ||||||||||
| Line | Sauwerd–Roodeschool railway | ||||||||||
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| Station code | Uhz | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 August 1893 | ||||||||||
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| 1973 | Station building demolished | ||||||||||
| 2000 | New station building built | ||||||||||
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Uithuizen (abbreviation: Uhz) is a railway station located in Uithuizen in the Netherlands. The station is located on the Sauwerd–Roodeschool railway.[1] The train services are operated by Arriva.[2]
History
Uithuizen opened on 16 August 1893.[1]
In 1973 the station buildings were demolished and later were replaced by a waiting shelter.[3]
A new station building was built in 2000. The current building is not part of the railway station, and instead is used as a sports centre for the village.[3]
The station has, in the past, been subjected to vandalism.[4]
In 2023 Uithuizen received the lowest passenger satisfaction rating of all the railway stations in Groningen.[5]
In 2024 Uithuizen received the second lowest passenger satisfaction rating of all the railway stations in Groningen.[6]
Facilities
The station has a waiting room, locker for bicycles, and a ticket machine.[4][7]
Services
Trains
The following services currently call at Uithuizen:
- 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Groningen - Roodeschool
Buses
- 61[8] - Delfzijl - Appingedam - Holwierde - Spijk -Roodeschool - Uithuizermeeden - Uithuizen - Usquert - Rottum - Middelstum - Bedum - Zuidwolde - Groningen (Hourly)
- 62[8] - Uithuizen - Zandeweer - Eppenhuizen - Garsthuizen - Westeredem - Loppersum (Taxibus)
- 562[8] - Uithuizen - Zandeweer - Eppenhuizen - Garsthuizen - Loppersum (Schoolbus)
References
- ^ a b "Uithuizen station". www.stationsweb.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2012-10-19.
- ^ Veenstra, Tom (8 December 2023). "Komende week minder treinen tussen Groningen en Delfzijl". OOG Groningen (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Langs het spoor (2): Bafloër pizza en spieren kweken in Uithuizen". rtvnoord.nl (in Dutch). 3 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Station Uithuizen heeft weer een wachtruimte, zolang vandalisme uitblijft". rtvnoord.nl (in Dutch). 14 February 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ "Reizigers in Groningen het minst tevreden over station Uithuizen". General (in Dutch). 3 February 2023. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ Nauta, Marten (12 February 2024). "Treinstation Hoogezand-Sappemeer nog minder gewaardeerd dan jaar geleden" (in Dutch). rtvnoord.nl. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ "Uithuizen". Nederlandse Spoorwegen (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-03-16.
- ^ a b c "In de buurt | NS". Nederlandse Spoorwegen (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 March 2026.