To Groningen

On Saturday 2nd February The secondary lines Groningen-Roodeschool and Groningen-Delfzijl was on the list to visit. Mainly to take pictures on various stations.

The trains to Delfzijl and Groningen are leaving Groningen with 5 minutes after each other. I planned on the first on to take picture of the second on at station Groningen Noord. Unfortunately my Intercity from Zwolle was delayed with 5 minutes, so I could caught the second one.

The first stop was Groningen Noord. Reason was that shortly after my arrival the trains from Delfzijl and Roodeschool were passing this station on their way to Groningen. And also various Qbuzz city busses pass this station. So two flies in one go.

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After one hour I continued to the next station Sauwerd. Right after the station the line split in two. The line right goes to Delfzijl and the other one straight on goes to Roodeschool-Eemshaven. Here I stayed also one hour and took various pictures. The weather was cloudy and thus ideal for the pictures. With sun you have those unwanted shadows.

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After Sauwerd the first stop was Roodeschool. My train continued to Eemshaven. A few times a day the train does not turn in Roodeschool but goes to Eemshaven to connect to the ferry to the German islands. Roodeschool had no real station. It is just a platform and a parking lot in ‘the middle of nowhere’. Qbuzz passes here with line 41 which runs between Appingedam and Uithuizen. On Saturday’s taxicompany UVO runs the services with an 8-person minibus. Today, on the cloudy/foggy day you are feeling alone in the wide country. Even the electric windmills could not be seen. I was the only passenger on the train when it arrived in Roodeschool

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With line 41 to Appingedam busstation. This is annex garage and still the same as in the time GADO buscompany was here. I took pictures and walked to the railway station to take the train to Delfzijl. The end of the line Groningen-Delfzijl.

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In Delfzijl I stayed half an hour. Just to take pictures and to eat a nice souffle in the small restaurant (owner Antillian women?)

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After half an hour I boarded the train and went non-stop back to Groningen. Here some pictures of the various buses and trains.

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With loads of pictures travelled back home 1st class.