Martenshoek railway station

Martenshoek
Martenshoek railway station in 2007
General information
LocationSpoorstraat 39
Martenshoek, Netherlands
Coordinates53°09′38″N 6°44′24″E / 53.16056°N 6.74000°E / 53.16056; 6.74000
Line(s)Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeMth[1]
History
Opened1 Jan 1905
Services
Preceding station Arriva Netherlands Following station
Kropswolde
towards Groningen
 Stoptrein 20100 Hoogezand-Sappemeer
towards Leer
Stoptrein 37500 Hoogezand-Sappemeer
towards Bad Nieuweschans
Stoptrein 37800 Hoogezand-Sappemeer
towards Veendam
Location
Martenshoek is located in Netherlands
Martenshoek
Martenshoek
Location within the Dutch railway network

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.

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

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
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
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

  1. ^ a b c Stations Martenshoek (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Station Martenshoek - foto's en omschrijving op stationsweb".
  3. ^ a b "Martenshoek - OV in Nederland Wiki".
  4. ^ Overzicht van de spoorlijn Harlingen- Leeuwarden- Groningen- Nieuweschans (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. ^ Leeuwarden–Groningen, Sporenplan. Retrieved 12 May 2016.