The Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway is a

railway line Rail terminology is a form of technical terminology. The difference between the American term ''railroad'' and the international term ''railway'' (used by the International Union of Railways and English-speaking countries outside the United Sta ...

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 ...

, running from

Stadskanaal Stadskanaal () is a town and municipality with a population of 32,715 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. It was named after the canal Stadskanaal. From 1800 until 1900 this area was ideal for its peat mining, and so ...

to Zuidbroek, passing through

Veendam Veendam () is a town and municipality with a population of 27,752 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. Veendam was established in 1648 as a peat colony by Adriaan Geerts Wildervanck. A Holland America Line cruise ship ...

. The line was opened in 1910,Overzicht van de spoorlijn Stadskanaal- Zuidbroek
(in Dutch), ''Stationsweb''. Retrieved 15 October 2014. and closed in 1953, but the Veendam-Zuidbroek section was reopened in 2011. The Stadskanaal-Veendam section is owned by the STAR museum railway, and mostly runs using steam trains.

Stations

Train service

Services on the Veendam-Zuidbroek line are operated by

Arriva Arriva plc is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, England.STAR

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stadakanaal-Zuidbroek railway Railway lines in Groningen (province) Heritage railways in the Netherlands