Westerbroek (; abbreviation: Wte) was a

railway stop A railway stop is a spot along a railway line, usually between stations or at a seldom-used station, where passengers can board and exit the train. While a junction or interlocking usually divides two or more lines or routes, and thus has rem ...

( nl, stopplaats) in the village of Westerbroek in the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. It was situated on the

Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway The Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from the port of Harlingen to Bad Nieuweschans, passing through Leeuwarden and Groningen. The line was opened between 1863 and 1868. It is also known as the ''Staa ...

between the railway stations of Groningen and Kropswolde.Overzicht van de spoorlijn Harlingen-Leeuwarden-Groningen-Nieuweschans
Stationsweb. Retrieved 23 August 2015. Train services started on 1 January 1905 and were operated by the

Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen The Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen () or SS (''Company for the Exploitation of the State Railways'') was a private railroad founded to use the government funded railways. The company existed until 1938, when it formally merged ...

(Company for Exploitation of State Railways). The railway stop was closed on 22 May 1932.

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Defunct railway stations in Groningen (province) Railway stations closed in 1932 Railway stations on the Staatslijn B Railway stations opened in 1905 1905 establishments in the Netherlands Railway stations in the Netherlands opened in the 1900s {{Netherlands-railstation-stub