Emmen is a terminusrailway station located in Emmen, Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 November 1905 and is located on the Zwolle–Emmen railway. Train services are operated by Arriva.
The line continues for a short distance to a headshunt where trains can wait before returning, formerly the line continued onwards in a northerly direction with stations at Weerdinge, Exloo and Buinen, to a junction with the now closed line between Assen and Stadskanaal at Gasselternijveen. This closed in the late 1950s with the exception of a short freight only section from Gasselternijveen to Buinen which closed at the same time as Assen - Stadskanaal (early 1960s). Although the tracks have been removed, the remains of the track beds of both lines are still visible in the landscape. There are plans to reinstate the section between Emmen and Stadskanaal (and from there, connecting to the train to Veendam and Groningen).
During school breaks, this bus only operates between Emmen and Ter Apel. On weekdays evenings and Saturdays, this bus only operates between Emmen and Munsterscheveld. No service on Saturday evenings and Sundays.
Closed-door between Groningen and Haren and Hengelo and Enschede (i.e. no local service). Only 1 run per day from Groningen to Stuttgart and 1 run from Stuttgart to Groningen (the other 2 runs operate within Germany only), but during quieter periods, these runs are sometimes (partly) cancelled.[1]
