Station Schoonhoven - Schoonhoven, the Netherlands - Train Stations/Depots on Waymarking.com

NL

Het station van Schoonhoven was het eindpunt van de stoomtramlijn Gouda-Schoonhoven. Het stationgebouw staat er nog steeds in zijn oude staat. Nu zit er een musical en dansschool, het Cultuurstation.

Van bron
De Tramlijn Gouda-Schoonhoven is een voormalige tramlijn tussen Gouda en Schoonhoven in de Nederlandse provincie Zuid-Holland. De stoomtramlijn werd geopend op 14 november 1914 en gesloten op 23 augustus 1942. Exploitatie en eigendom waren in handen van de Staatsspoorwegen en derhalve vanaf 1917 resp. 1938 van de Nederlandse Spoorwegen. Hoewel de lijn met lokaalspoormaterieel werd bereden was deze wettelijk gezien een tramlijn, en de lijn, de haltegebouwen en het materiaal waren dan ook van eenvoudige aard.

Opvallend was dat de aanleg al in 1902 was begonnen, maar dat het door de slechte bodemgesteldheid in de Krimpenerwaard uiteindelijk twaalf jaar duurde voor de eerste trein kon rijden. Op last van de Duitse bezetter werd het lijntje in 1942 opgebroken.

ENG

Schoonhoven station was the terminus of the Gouda-Schoonhoven steam tram line. The station building still stands in its original state. Now there is a musical and dance school, the Cultuurstation.

From source
The tram line Gouda-Schoonhoven is a former tram line between Gouda and Schoonhoven in the Dutch province of South Holland. The steam tram line was opened on November 14, 1914 and closed on August 23, 1942. Operation and ownership were in the hands of the State Railways and therefore from 1917 resp. 1938 of the Dutch Railways. Although the line was operated with local rail stock, it was legally a tram line, and the line, the station buildings and the equipment were therefore of a simple nature.

It was striking that construction had already started in 1902, but that it took twelve years before the first train could run due to the poor soil conditions in the Krimpenerwaard. By order of the German occupier, the line was broken up in 1942.

Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: No Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?: dance/musical school What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Gouda-Schoonhoven Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]

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