Groningen railway station

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Groningen
Groningen railway station in 2008
General information
Location	Stationsplein 4 Groningen, Province of Groningen, Netherlands
Coordinates	53°12′38″N 6°33′53″E / 53.21056°N 6.56472°E / 53.21056; 6.56472
Line(s)	Groningen–Delfzijl railway Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway Meppel–Groningen railway
Train operators	Nederlandse Spoorwegen Arriva
Bus operators	Qbuzz
Connections	41 bus lines
Construction
Architect	Izaak Gosschalk[1]
Architectural style	Neo-Gothic, Neo-Renaissance[1]
Other information
Station code	Gn[2]
History
Opened	1 June 1866 (1866-06-01)[2]
Services Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station Assen towards Rotterdam Centraal NS Intercity 500 Terminus Assen towards Den Haag Centraal NS Intercity 700 Assen towards Amsterdam Centraal NS Nachtnet 12600 Groningen Europapark towards Zwolle NS Sprinter 8100 Preceding station Arriva Following station Terminus Stoptrein 20100 Groningen Europapark towards Leer Buitenpost towards Leeuwarden Sneltrein 37300 Terminus Zuidhorn towards Leeuwarden Stoptrein 37400 Terminus Stoptrein 37500 Groningen Europapark towards Bad Nieuweschans Stoptrein 37600 Groningen Noord towards Eemshaven Stoptrein 37700 Groningen Noord towards Delfzijl Stoptrein 37800 Groningen Europapark towards Veendam
Location Groningen Location within the Dutch railway network

Groningen railway station (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣroːnɪŋən] ^ⓘ; abbreviation: Gn), locally called Hoofdstation (main station), is the main railway station in Groningen in the Province of Groningen, Netherlands. It is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Zuidhorn and Groningen Europapark, on the Meppel–Groningen railway as terminus after Groningen Europapark, and on the Groningen–Delfzijl railway as terminus after Groningen Noord.

The first station building was completed in 1865 and demolished in 1894. The second and current station building was designed by Izaak Gosschalk, completed in 1896, and most recently restored in 2000. Train services started in 1866 and are currently provided by Nederlandse Spoorwegen and Arriva. There are 41 bus services at the station provided by Qbuzz.