title: Appingedam railway station
text: # Appingedam railway station
  
  Appingedam (Dutch pronunciation: (listen); abbreviation: Apg) is a railway station in the city of Appingedam, Netherlands. The station was opened on 15 June 1884 and is located on the Groningen–Delfzijl railway. Nowadays the station is unstaffed. Only basic platform facilities, as a shelter and a ticket machine, remain. The station is owned by ProRail and operated by Arriva.
  
  ## History
  
  The station building was completed in 1883. Train services started when the Groningen–Delfzijl railway was opened on 15 June 1884.
  
  ## Former building
  
  The original station building was intended for heritage status, but was demolished after a fire in 1978.
  
  ## Services
  
  ### Trains
  
  The following train services operated by Arriva currently call at Appingedam:
  
  * 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Groningen – Delfzijl
  
  ### Buses
  
  At the station, there are two bus connections operated by Qbuzz with the following destinations:
  
  * 45: Delfzijl – Appingedam – Holwierde – Beirum – Spijk – Losdorp – Godlinze – 't Zandt – Zeerijp – Loppersum (1x per hour)
  * 91: Appingedam – Holwierde – Krewerd – Oosterwijtwerd – Leermens – Eenum – Loppersum (5x per day)
  * 140: Delfzijl – Appingedam – Ten Boer – Groningen (1x per hour)
  