Hoofdstation Groningen, Groningen Province, The Netherlands

5Simone194 5:00 PM Feb 11, 2020

historic building, free entry, central hall really counts as a museum!
The first station building was completed in 1865 and demolished in 1894. The second and current station building was designed by Izaak Gosschalk, completed in 1896, and most recently restored in 2000. Train services started in 1866 and are currently provided by Nederlandse Spoorwegen and Arriva. There are 41 bus services at the station provided by Qbuzz. Since 1961 my parents moved with me from Schiedam to Eelde, a nearby village, so in those days we used the train to visit grandparents near Amersfoort often. In those years the beautiful ceiling in the entrance hall was hidden by a low white simple and cheap one. In the early nineties I guess there was a huge restoration project of the railwaystation. All of this old beauty was revealed again and since then it is a must see in the town Groningen stop ,whenever I have visitors from other places to show them around.

4Lindyla 5:00 PM Aug 1, 2022

Easy
A very easy station to navigate all on one level so great for people with mobility problems. Obviously signage in Dutch but you can work out where you are or need to be... Tickets can be purchased from machines we had prepaid.. bus station right out side. It's clean. Starbucks on site so somewhere to sit while waiting. Staff we met spoke English and were very happy to help. It's a beautiful building