Buitenpost is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

located in

Buitenpost Buitenpost (''Bûtenpost'' in West Frisian) is a village in north-east Friesland in the Netherlands. It lies approximately halfway between the cities of Leeuwarden (the capital of Friesland) and Groningen, in the northern part of the municipali ...

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. The station was opened on 1 June 1866 and is located 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 Leeuwarden and Groningen. The station is currently operated by

Arriva Arriva plc is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, England.Augustinusga Augustinusga () is a village in the municipality of Achtkarspelen, Friesland province, The Netherlands. Augustinusga lies in the eastern part of the province of Friesland, 10 km north of Drachten. As of 2017, it had a population of 1233. ...

- Surhuizum -

Surhuisterveen Surhuisterveen ( fry, Surhústerfean) is the largest of the 12 villages of the municipality of Achtkarspelen, in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. As of 1 January 2017, Surhuisterveen had a population of 5,929. General information Th ...

- Drachten *62: Buitenpost - Kollum -

Kollumerzwaag Kollumersweach (Low Saxon: ''Kölmerswoag'') is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 2,992 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisl ...

De Westereen De Westereen ( fry, De Westerein or ''De Westereen''), nl, Zwaagwesteinde) is a village in the Dantumadiel municipality of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 5,000 in 2017. History De Westereen lays on the edge of the cla ...

Feanwâlden Feanwâlden ( nl, Veenwouden) is a village in the Dantumadiel municipality of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 3,430 in 2014. Together with the village of Feanwâldsterwâl Feanwâldsterwâl ( nl, Veenwoudsterwal) is a vi ...

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Leeuwarden Leeuwarden (; fy, Ljouwert, longname=yes /; Stadsfries dialects, Town Frisian: ''Liwwadden''; Leeuwarder dialect: ''Leewarden'') is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in Fri ...

*63: Buitenpost - Kollum -

Dokkum Dokkum is a Dutch fortified city in the municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland. It has 12,669 inhabitants (February 8, 2020). The fortifications of Dokkum are well preserved and are known as the ''bolwerken'' (bulwarks). ...

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Gerkesklooster Gerkesklooster ( fry, Gerkeskleaster) is a village in Achtkarspelen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It forms, together with Stroobos, the double village Gerkesklooster-Stroobos. The double village had a population of around 1144 i ...

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Grootegast Grootegast (; fy, Gruttegast) is a village and former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. It is the sister city of Kingston, Tasmania. The municipality was merged into the municipality of Westerkwartier on 1 January 2019. Geography ...

*101: Buitenpost - Twijzel - Kootstermolen *261: Buitenpost - Veenklooster -

Damwâld Damwâld (Dutch: Damwoude) is a village in the Dantumadiel municipality of Friesland, in the Netherlands. In 2020 it had 5630 citizens. This number of citizens makes Damwâld the largest village in the municipality of Dantumadiel. History The pr ...

( DRT) The lines 11 and 101 are operated by

Qbuzz Qbuzz is a public transport company in the Netherlands that operates services in South Holland, Utrecht, Drenthe and Groningen. Founded in 2008, it was a 100% subsidiary of Nederlandse Spoorwegen (the Dutch National Railway Operator) betwee ...

, the other lines by

Arriva Arriva plc is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, England.List of railway stations in Friesland This is a list of railway stations in the Dutch province Friesland: Current stations * Akkrum railway station * Buitenpost railway station * Deinum railway station * De Westereen railway station * Dronryp railway station * Feanwâlden rail ...

External links

Arriva website

Dutch Public Transport journey planner
Railway stations in Friesland Railway stations opened in 1866 Railway stations on the Staatslijn B 1866 establishments in the Netherlands {{Netherlands-railstation-stub