Ulsda railway stop

Ulsda
Location	Ulsderweg Ulsda, Netherlands
Coordinates	53°9′50″N 7°7′56″E / 53.16389°N 7.13222°ECoordinates: 53°9′50″N 7°7′56″E / 53.16389°N 7.13222°E
Line(s)	Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Train operators	Staatsspoorwegen (1887–1937) Nederlandse Spoorwegen (1938)
Other information
Station code	Ul or Uld[1]
History
Opened	1 January 1887
Closed	15 May 1938
Location
Ulsda Location within the Dutch railway network

Ulsda (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɵlzdaː]; abbreviation: Ul/Uld) was a railway stop (Dutch: stopplaats) in the village of Ulsda in the Netherlands. It was situated on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Winschoten and Nieuweschans. Trains called at Ulsda from 1887 until the railway stop was closed in 1938. Services were provided by Staatsspoorwegen (1887–1937) and Nederlandse Spoorwegen (1938). The stop had first a shelter (1890–1930) and later a building (1930–1950).

Location

The railway stop was located at 53°9′50″N 7°7′56″E / 53.16389°N 7.13222°E in the village of Ulsda in the east of the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. It was situated on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway, also called Staatslijn B, between the railway stations of Winschoten in the east and Nieuweschans in the west.^[2] The distance from Ulsda westward to railway terminus Harlingen Haven was 122 km (76 mi), to Groningen 42 km (26 mi), to Zuidbroek 20 km (12 mi), and to Winschoten 7 km (4.3 mi), and eastward to railway terminus Nieuweschans was 5 km (3.1 mi).^[2] Via the stations of Zuidbroek and Groningen the stop was connected to the rest of the Dutch railway network and via Nieuweschans it was connected to the German railway network.^[3][4]

History

The segment of the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Winschoten and Nieuweschans was opened in 1868 and Nieuweschans was connected to the German railway network in 1876.^[2][5] The train services started at Ulsda on 1 January 1887 and were inititally provided by the Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (Company for Exploitation of State Railways).^[6] In 1890, a simple wooden shelter was built which cost 562.95 guilder (255.46 euro).^[6][7] In 1891, two trains called at Ulsda to both directions every day.^[8]

In 1911, only one train called at the stop in each direction on Tuesdays.^[9] In 1929, there were thirteen trains in both directions on weekdays and Saturdays and nine trains in both directions on Sundays.^[10] In 1930, the shelter was replaced with a building which was moved from the Westerbroek railway stop. In 1938, train services were provided by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (Netherlands Railways), when the Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen merged with the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij (Hollandic Iron Railroad Company), until the railway stop was closed on 15 May 1938. The building remained until 1950.^[6]

Layout

Stop layout

In Ulsda, the unelectrified railway is oriented from west to east. At the railway stop, the single-track railway was split into two tracks. The Ulsderweg (Ulsda Road) crossed the tracks at the railway stop. The building was north of both tracks. There were two platforms, one south and one north of the tracks. Beyond the railway stop, the two tracks merged back into a single track.^[11]

References

1. Peter Grutter, Lijst van Verkortingen Spoorwegen (in Dutch), Nederlandse Vereniging van Belangstellenden in het Spoor- en tramwegwezen, 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
2. Overzicht van de spoorlijn Harlingen-Leeuwarden-Groningen-Nieuweschans (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
3. Spoorkaart Nederland (in Dutch), ProRail, 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
4. Arjan Brondijk, "In 2016 pas sneltrein naar Leer" (in Dutch), Het Streekblad, 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
5. Rowin Penning, 6 december 1876 (in Dutch), Noord-Nederlands Trein & Tram Museum, 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
6. Stopplaats Ulsda (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
7. Proces-verbaal, bedoeld in art. 44 der overeenkomst van 21 Januari 1890, tusschen den Staat der Nederlanden en de Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen, bekrachtigd bij de wet van 22 Juli 1890 (Staatsblad n°. 134) (in Dutch), House of Representatives, 1908. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
8. Vertrekstaat station Ulsda in de Zomerdienstregeling 1891 (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
9. Vertrekstaat station Ulsda in de Zomerdienstregeling 1911 (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
10. Vertrekstaat station Ulsda in de Zomerdienstregeling 1929 (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
11. Halte Ulsda (in Dutch), Sporenplan. Retrieved 22 May 2016.