Sauwerd–Roodeschool railway

The Sauwerd–Roodeschool railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Sauwerd to Roodeschool, passing through Winsum, Warffum and Uithuizen. The line was opened in 1893.[1] Although the railway originally started in Sauwerd, train services have always started and terminated in Groningen. At 28 March 2018, an extra branch from Roodeschool to Eemshaven was opened.

Sauwerd-Eemshaven railway
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleThe Netherlands
TerminiSauwerd railway station
Roodeschool railway station
Stations9
History
OpenedAugust 16, 1893
Technical
Line length26.9 km (16.7 mi)
Number of tracksmostly single track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrificationno
Route map
Legend
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Line from Groningen
 0.0 Sauwerd
Line to Delfzijl
 4.5 Winsum
 8.0 Baflo
 12.8 Warffum
 16.0 Usquert
 20.6 Uithuizen
 23.8 Uithuizermeeden
Line to Eemshaven seaport (freight only)
 26.8 Roodeschool

Stations

The main interchange stations on the railway are:

On the Eemshaven branch:

History
Main article: Winsum train disaster

On the early morning of July 15, 1980 a severe accident took place between Winsum and Sauwerd. A train from Groningen left Sauwerd with a few minutes delay, the traffic controller asked the train to Groningen to wait for the train from Groningen to arrive at Winsum, but the traindriver didn't wait. Both trains collided just outside Winsum, killing 9 and injuring 21.

Trainservice

Services are operated by Arriva. From Monday to Saturday trains run 2x per hour between 5am and 8pm, with two extra trains running between Groningen and Warffum on weekday mornings. On all other times trains run 1x per hour.[2]

References
  1. Stationsweb.nl
  2. Timetable for the train service Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
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