Stavoren is a terminus
railway station
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Stavoren
Stavoren (; fry, Starum; previously Staveren) is a city in the province of Friesland, Netherlands, on the coast of the IJsselmeer, about 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Hindeloopen, in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân.
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. The station opened on 28 November 1885 and is the southern terminus of the
Leeuwarden–Stavoren railway. Train services are operated by
Arriva
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Train services
Bus services
Boat services
Accident
On 25 July 2010 a maintenance train collided with a buffer stop at the station. The train rammed a small shop, passed through it and stopped at the square behind it. Only two people were injured, out of four people on the train. The accident happened late at night, when passenger services had already finished.
Aerial photographs of the accident show several wagons dispersed across the platform, indicating the collision took place at high speed.
The
Dutch Safety Board
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train protection system
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Development
Train stops
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did not succeed in stopping the train either. The driver missed the signal because he was unfamiliar with the route, because the work plan contained errors, because some signs along the route were missing, because the signal was unusual, and because he was distracted. The ATB was unsuccessful because the systems on the train and along the track were incompatible, and because the ATB had been automatically switched to a less restrictive mode. The underlying cause was identified by the Board as a lack of attention to safety among the companies involved.
See also
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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 railway ...
Gallery
Image:Station Stavoren 15.JPG, A Spurt at Stavoren
References
External links
Arriva websiteDutch Public Transport journey planner
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Railway stations in Friesland
Railway stations opened in 1885