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Kropswolde railway station

Kropswolde
Spurt 308 in Kropswolde.JPG
Kropswolde railway station in 2008
Location Woldweg 46
Foxhol, Netherlands
Coordinates 53°09′42″N 6°43′17″E / 53.16167°N 6.72139°E / 53.16167; 6.72139Coordinates: 53°09′42″N 6°43′17″E / 53.16167°N 6.72139°E / 53.16167; 6.72139
Owned by NS Stations
Line(s) Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway
Platforms 2
Tracks 2
Train operators Arriva
Other information
Station code Kw
History
Opened 1 May 1868 (1868-05-01)
Services
Preceding station   Arriva   Following station
toward Groningen
Stoptrein 20100
toward Leer
Stoptrein 37500
Stoptrein 37800
toward Veendam
Location
Kropswolde is located in Dutch railway station
Kropswolde
Kropswolde
Location within the Dutch railway network

Kropswolde (Dutch pronunciation: [krɔpsˈʋɔldə]; abbreviation: Kw) is an unstaffed railway station in Foxhol near Kropswolde in the Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 May 1868 and is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Groningen Europapark and Martenshoek in the province of Groningen. The train services are operated by Arriva.

The railway station is located at the Woldweg in the village of Foxhol, just north of the village of Kropswolde, both part of the municipality of Hoogezand-Sappemeer, in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. It is situated on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between the railway stations of Groningen Europapark and Martenshoek.

The original station building was completed in 1865. The Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Groningen and Winschoten including Kropswolde was opened on 1 May 1868. The original station building was replaced by the current building in 1915.

The station building is owned by NS Stations. It has been a national heritage site (Dutch: rijksmonument) since 2001.


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