Sappemeer Oost railway station

The railway station is located at the Borgercompagniesterstraat () in the village of 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 Hoogezand-Sappemeer in the west and Zuidbroek in the east. The Scholte railway stop was between Sappemeer Oost and Zuidbroek from 1933 to 1935. The distance from Sappemeer Oost westward to railway terminus Harlingen Haven is , to Groningen , and to Hoogezand-Sappemeer , and eastward to Zuidbroek , and to Bad Nieuweschans is . == History ==

The segment of the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Groningen and Winschoten was opened on 1 May 1868, when train services started at the nearby Hoogezand-Sappemeer railway station. From 1 January 1887, trains also call at Borgercompagniesterweg, the former name of Sappemeer Oost. In 1973, the station building was demolished and replaced by a simple shelter. Since 2000, trains have been operated by NoordNed, which became Arriva in 2005. == Station layout ==

The double-track railway through Sappemeer is unelectrified and oriented west to east. At the station are two platforms, platform 1 on the north side of the northern track and platform 2 on the south side of the southern track, that are on separate sides of a level crossing of the public road. ==Train services==

There is no bus service at this station. The nearest bus stop is Noorderstraat in Sappemeer. == References ==