Leeuwarden–Stavoren railway

Leeuwarden–Stavoren railway
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Friesland, Netherlands
Termini	Leeuwarden railway station Stavoren railway station
Stations	9
Service
Operator(s)	Arriva
History
Opened	1863-1865
Technical
Line length	50 km (31 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 0.0 Leeuwarden Line to Arnhem Zwette van Harinxmakanaal Line to Harlingen Haven 9.9 Mantgum 20.4 Sneek Noord Franekervaart 21.7 Sneek 24.8 IJlst 37.4 Workum 41.0 Hindeloopen 46.0 Koudum-Molkwerum 50.2 Stavoren

The Leeuwarden–Stavoren railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Leeuwarden to Stavoren, passing through Sneek, IJlst, Workum and Hindeloopen. The line is located in the province of Friesland. The line between Leeuwarden and Sneek was opened in 1883 and the line between Sneek and Hindeloopen was opened in 1885.[1]

Stations

The stations on the railway are:

• Leeuwarden: to Harlingen, Groningen and Stavoren
• Mantgum (1883–present)
• Sneek Noord (1883–present)
• Sneek (1883–present)
• IJlst (1885–present)
• Workum (1885–present)
• Hindeloopen (1885–present)
• Koudum-Molkwerum (1885–present)
• Stavoren (1885–present)

Stations closed in 1938: Jellum-Boksum, Bears, Jorwert, Boazum, Scharnegoutum, Oudega, Nijhuizum and Warns.

Train service

Services are operated by Arriva. From Monday to Saturday trains between Leeuwarden and Sneek run 3x per hour. The Stadler WINK entered service in 2021.[2]

References

1. "Overzicht van de spoorlijn Leeuwarden-Stavoren" (in Dutch). Stationsweb. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
2. "Wink trains enter service in the Netherlands". International Railway Journal. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2024.