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Appingedam
Appingedam railway station in 2018
General information
Location	Appingedam, Netherlands
Coordinates	53°20′N 6°52′E / 53.333°N 6.867°E / 53.333; 6.867
Line(s)	Groningen–Delfzijl railway
Other information
Station code	Apg
History
Opened	15 June 1884
Services
Preceding station Arriva Netherlands Following station Loppersumtowards Groningen Stoptrein 37700 Delfzijl Westtowards Delfzijl
Location AppingedamLocation within Netherlands

Appingedam (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɑpɪŋəˈdɑm] ; abbreviation: Apg) is a railway station in the city of Appingedam, Netherlands. The station was opened on 15 June 1884 and is located on the Groningen–Delfzijl railway. Nowadays the station is unstaffed. Only basic platform facilities, as a shelter and a ticket machine, remain. The station is owned by ProRail and operated by Arriva.

History

The station building was completed in 1883. Train services started when the Groningen–Delfzijl railway was opened on 15 June 1884.

Former building

The original station building was intended for heritage status, but was demolished after a fire in 1978.

Services

Trains

The following train services operated by Arriva currently call at Appingedam:

• 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Groningen – Delfzijl

Buses

At the station, there are two bus connections operated by Qbuzz with the following destinations:

• 45: Delfzijl – Appingedam – Holwierde – Beirum – Spijk – Losdorp – Godlinze – 't Zandt – Zeerijp – Loppersum (1x per hour)
• 91: Appingedam – Holwierde – Krewerd – Oosterwijtwerd – Leermens – Eenum – Loppersum (5x per day)
• 140: Delfzijl – Appingedam – Ten Boer – Groningen (1x per hour)

References

1. Station Appingedam (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
2. Overzicht van de spoorlijn Groningen- Delfzijl (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved 19 November 2015.

External links

• [REDACTED] Media related to Station Appingedam at Wikimedia Commons
• Appingedam station, station information

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