Groningen railway station

Groningen
Groningen railway station in 2008
General information
LocationStationsplein 4
Groningen, Province of Groningen, Netherlands
Coordinates53°12′38″N 6°33′53″E / 53.21056°N 6.56472°E / 53.21056; 6.56472
Line(s)Groningen–Delfzijl railway
Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway
Meppel–Groningen railway
Train operatorsNederlandse Spoorwegen
Arriva
Bus operatorsQbuzz
Connections41 bus lines
Construction
ArchitectIzaak Gosschalk
Architectural styleNeo-Gothic, Neo-Renaissance
Other information
Station codeGn
History
Opened1 June 1866 (1866-06-01)
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station
Terminus NS Intercity 500
Assen
NS Intercity 700
Assen
NS Sprinter 6100
Groningen Europapark
towards Zwolle
Preceding station Arriva Netherlands Following station
Terminus Stoptrein 20100 Groningen Europapark
towards Leer
Buitenpost
towards Leeuwarden
Sneltrein 37300 Terminus
Zuidhorn
towards Leeuwarden
Stoptrein 37400
Terminus Stoptrein 37500 Groningen Europapark
Stoptrein 37600 Groningen Noord
towards Eemshaven
Stoptrein 37700 Groningen Noord
towards Delfzijl
Stoptrein 37800 Groningen Europapark
towards Veendam
Nachttrein 32780
Friday night only
Assen
Location
Groningen
Location within the Dutch railway network

Groningen railway station (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣroːnɪŋə(n)] ; abbreviation: Gn), locally called Hoofdstation (main station), is the main railway station in Groningen in the Province of Groningen, Netherlands. It is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Zuidhorn and Groningen Europapark, on the Meppel–Groningen railway as terminus after Groningen Europapark, and on the Groningen–Delfzijl railway as terminus after Groningen Noord.

The first station building was completed in 1865 and demolished in 1894. The second and current station building was designed by Izaak Gosschalk, completed in 1896, and most recently restored in 2000. Train services started in 1866 and are currently provided by Nederlandse Spoorwegen and Arriva. There are 41 bus services at the station provided by Qbuzz.