Scheemda railway station

Scheemda
Scheemda railway station in 2005
Location	Stationsstraat 85 Scheemda, Netherlands
Coordinates	53°09′55″N 6°58′40″E / 53.16528°N 6.97778°E / 53.16528; 6.97778Coordinates: 53°09′55″N 6°58′40″E / 53.16528°N 6.97778°E / 53.16528; 6.97778
Operated by	NS Stations
Line(s)	Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway
Platforms	2 (island platform)
Tracks	2
Train operators	Arriva
Bus operators	Qbuzz
Connections	Bus lines 17, 48, 119, 643
Construction
Architect	Karel Hendrik van Brederode
Other information
Station code	Sda
History
Opened	1 May 1868
Services
Preceding station   Arriva   Following station Zuidbroek toward Groningen Stoptrein 20100 Winschoten toward Leer Stoptrein 37500 Winschoten toward Bad Nieuweschans
Location
Scheemda Location within the Dutch railway network

Scheemda (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsxeːmdaː]; abbreviation: Sda) is an unstaffed railway station in Scheemda in the Netherlands. It is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Zuidbroek and Winschoten in the province of Groningen.

The station building was designed by Karel Hendrik van Brederode and completed in 1865. The train services started on 1 May 1868. Trains have been operated by Staatsspoorwegen (1868–1937), Nederlandse Spoorwegen (1938–2000), NoordNed (2000–2005), and Arriva (2005–present).

There are two tracks and an island platform at the station. Two local train services with trains in both directions call at Scheemda twice per hour. There are also connections to four regional bus services provided by Qbuzz.

The railway station is located at the Stationsstraat in the village of Scheemda, part of the municipality of Oldambt, in the east of the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. It is situated on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway, also called Staatslijn B, between the railway stations of Zuidbroek and Winschoten. The Heiligerlee railway stop was situated between Scheemda and Winschoten from 1908 to 1934. The distance from Scheemda westward to railway terminus Harlingen Haven is 110 km (68 mi), to Groningen 29 km (18 mi), and to Zuidbroek 7.6 km (4.7 mi), and eastward to Winschoten is 4.9 km (3.0 mi), and to Bad Nieuweschans 17 km (11 mi).