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Winsum is a railway station located in Winsum, The Netherlands. The station was opened on 16 August 1893 and is located on the Sauwerd–Roodeschool railway. The train services are operated by Arriva.

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (March 2016)

Winsum
Sign at the Winsum railway station in 2012
General information
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	53°19′48″N 6°31′12″E
Line(s)	Sauwerd–Roodeschool railway
History
Opened	16 August 1893
Services
Preceding station Arriva Following station Sauwerd towards Groningen Stoptrein 37600 Baflo towards Eemshaven
Location
Winsum Location within Netherlands

Services

Trains

The following services currently call at Winsum:

• 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Groningen - Roodeschool

Buses

These services are operated by Qbuzz:[1]

• 65 - Zoutkamp - Ulrum - Leens - Wehe-den Hoorn - Eenrum - Mensingweer - Winsum - Sauwerd - Adorp - Groningen (Hourly)
• 67 - Winsum - Mensingweer - Eenrum - Wehe den Hoorn - Kloosterbeuren - Hornhuizen (Hourly, only during rush hours)
• 165 - Groningen - Adorp - Sauwerd - Winsum - Mensingeweer - Wehe-den Hoorn - Leens - Ulrum - Zoutkamp (Hourly, only during rush hours)

These services are operated by UVO:

• 36 - Winsum - Garnwerd - Feerwerd - Ezinge - Saaksum - Oldehove (Hourly)
• 68 - Winsum - Baflo - Den Andel - Westernieland - Pieterburen - Molenrij - Kloosterburen -Kruisweg -Hornhuizen - Leens (Hourly)

This service is operated by Arriva:

• 665 - Winsum - Sauwerd - Adorp - Groningen, Zernike Campus (1x per day)

Service 163 (Qbuzz) from Groningen via Lauwersoog to Holwerd used to stop at the station, but since 2011 it skips the station.

Accidents and incidents

Main article: Winsum train collision

• On 25 July 1980, two passenger trains were in a head-on collision near Winsum. Nine people were killed, 21 were injured.
• On 19 November 2016, a passenger train was in collision with a milk lorry on a level crossing near Winsum and was derailed. Eighteen people were injured, three seriously.[2]

References

External links

• Winsum station, station information

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