Groningen - Leer (Dld)  ( Last update : 26 Oct,2006 )

       The Line Groningen - Nieuwe Schans was first used in 1868. In 1876 the bridge over the river Eems was finished and the line was enhanced to Irrhove in Germany. From the year 2000 a joint-venture of the Dutch Railways and Arriva, named NoordNed, acquired the concession from the NS. Starting 2002 the connection from Nieuwe Schans to Germany was reinstalled, with help from the german company LNVG. The cooparation between the NS and Arriva regularly led to tensions. From this year on Arriva obtained the shares from the NS and at the end of this year 43 new railcars, ordered by Arriva from Stadler in Switzerland, will ride on the line under the name "Arriva", and eight trainsets will be equipped to cross the border !

The red spots are clickable ! !

Thanks to Jan Vos (Stadskanaal)   !

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