Nieuweschans railway station

Bad Nieuweschans
Bad Nieuweschans railway station in 2006
Location	Stationsstraat 4 Bad Nieuweschans, Netherlands
Coordinates	53°11′03″N 7°11′58″E / 53.18417°N 7.19944°E / 53.18417; 7.19944Coordinates: 53°11′03″N 7°11′58″E / 53.18417°N 7.19944°E / 53.18417; 7.19944
Operated by	NS Stations
Line(s)	Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway Ihrhove–Nieuweschans railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Train operators	Arriva
Bus operators	Qbuzz
Connections	Bus lines: 811, 817
Other information
Station code	Nsch
History
Opened	1 November 1868 (1868-11-01)
Previous names	Nieuweschans (1868–2013)
Services
Preceding station   Arriva   Following station Winschoten toward Groningen Stoptrein 20100 Weener toward Leer Stoptrein 37500 Terminus
Location
Bad Nieuweschans Location within the Dutch railway network

Bad Nieuweschans (Dutch pronunciation: [bɑt ˌniuʋəˈsxɑns]; abbreviation: Nsch), previously named Nieuweschans (1868–2013), is an unstaffed railway station in the village of Bad Nieuweschans, Netherlands. It connects the Harlingen–Nieuweschans and Ihrhove–Nieuweschans railways and is situated between Winschoten, Netherlands and Weener, Germany.

The station building was completed in 1867 and demolished in 1973. Train services started on 1 November 1868. Trains were operated by Staatsspoorwegen (1868–1937), Nederlandse Spoorwegen (1938–2000), NoordNed (2000–2005), and Arriva (2006–present).

The station has two tracks and two platforms. There are two local train services with trains every hour to and from Groningen and Leer (Germany). There are also two bus connections at the station provided by Qbuzz.

The railway station is located at the Stationsstraat in the village of Bad Nieuweschans. It is the easternmost station in the Netherlands and connects the Dutch railway network in the west with the German railway network in the east. The station is the eastern terminus of the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway after Winschoten, which leads towards Zuidbroek and Groningen. The Ulsda railway stop was between Winschoten and Nieuweschans between 1887 and 1938. The station is also the western terminus of the Ihrhove–Nieuweschans railway after Weener, which leads towards Leer in Germany. The distance from Bad Nieuweschans westward to railway terminus Harlingen Haven is 127 km (79 mi), to Groningen 46 km (29 mi), to Zuidbroek 25 km (16 mi), and to Winschoten 12 km (7.5 mi). The distance from Bad Nieuweschans eastward to Weener is 16 km (9.9 mi) and to railway terminus Ihrhove 24 km (15 mi).