Uithuizen railway station
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Uithuizen | |||||||||||
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 Uithuizen railway station in 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Uithuizen, Netherlands | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°24′34″N 6°40′28″E / 53.40944°N 6.67444°E | ||||||||||
| Line | Sauwerd–Roodeschool railway | ||||||||||
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| Station code | Uhz | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 16 August 1893 | ||||||||||
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| 1973 | Station building demolished | ||||||||||
| 2000 | New station building built | ||||||||||
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Uithuizen (abbreviation: Uhz) is a railway station located in Uithuizen in the Netherlands. The station is located on the Sauwerd–Roodeschool railway.[1] The train services are operated by Arriva.[2]
Uithuizen opened on 16 August 1893.[1]
In 1973 the station buildings were demolished and later were replaced by a waiting shelter.[3]
A new station building was built in 2000. The current building is not part of the railway station, and instead is used as a sports centre for the village.[3]
The station has, in the past, been subjected to vandalism.[4]
In 2015 artwork by local children was put up in the waiting room, this was done as part of a trial to prevent vandalism.[5]
In 2023 Uithuizen received the lowest passenger satisfaction rating of all the railway stations in Groningen.[6]
In 2024 Uithuizen received the second lowest passenger satisfaction rating of all the railway stations in Groningen.[7]