Sappemeer Oost (;

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: Spm), previously named Borgercompagniesterweg (1887–1900), was an unstaffed

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in Sappemeer in the

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. It was located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Hoogezand-Sappemeer and Zuidbroek. Train services started on 1 January 1887 and have since been provided by

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

(1887–1937),

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(1938–2000), NoordNed (2000–2005), and

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(2005–present). There was a station building between 1891 and 1973, which was replaced by a shelter. The station was definitely closed in 2020. The station has two tracks and two platforms. Before the station was closed, there were three local train services with four trains per hour to and from

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, two trains to and from Veendam, and two trains to and from Bad Nieuweschans.

Location

The railway station is located at the Borgercompagniesterstraat () in the village of Sappemeer in the province of

in the northeast of the

. 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

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was between Sappemeer Oost and Zuidbroek from 1933 to 1935. The distance from Sappemeer Oost westward to railway terminus Harlingen Haven is , to

, 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 Hoogezand-Sappemeer (; Railway stations in the Netherlands#List of stations, with their official abbreviations, abbreviation: Hgz) is an unstaffed railway station in Hoogezand in the Netherlands. It is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans rail ...

.Overzicht van de spoorlijn Harlingen-Leeuwarden-Groningen-Nieuweschans
(in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved 26 April 2016. From 1 January 1887, trains also call at ''Borgercompagniesterweg'', the former name of Sappemeer Oost. Initially, the trains were operated by the

(Company for the Exploitation of the State Railways). In 1891, the station building of the type ''Visvliet'' was completed. In 1900, the railway station was renamed from ''Borgercompagniesterweg'' to ''Sappemeer Oost''. In 1917, the station building was expanded with a third class waiting room. In 1938, the Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen merged with the

Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij The Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij () or HSM (''Hollands Iron Railway-Company'') was the first railway company in the Netherlands founded on 8 August 1837 as a private company, starting operation in 1839 with a line between Amsterdam ...

(Hollandic Iron Railroad Company) and became the train operator

(Netherlands Railways).In 1883 wel parlementaire enquête over het spoor
(in Dutch), ''

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'', 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2016. In 1973, the station building was demolished and replaced by a simple shelter. Since 2000, trains have been operated by NoordNed, which became

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.Leeuwarden–Groningen
Sporenplan. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

Train services

Bus services

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

References

External links

station information {{Railway stations in Groningen Buildings and structures demolished in 1973 Railway stations in Groningen (province) Railway stations on the Staatslijn B Transport in Midden-Groningen Railway stations in the Netherlands opened in 1887 Railway stations in the Netherlands closed in 1973