Ulsda (; abbreviation: Ul/Uld) was a

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( nl, stopplaats, links=no) in the village of

Ulsda Ulsda (; Gronings: ''Olsde'') is a hamlet in the municipality of Oldambt in the northeast of the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_na ...

in the

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. It was situated on the

Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway The Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from the port of Harlingen to Bad Nieuweschans, passing through Leeuwarden and Groningen. The line was opened between 1863 and 1868. It is also known as the ''Staa ...

between

Winschoten Winschoten (; gos, Winschoot) is a city with a population of 18,518 in the municipality of Oldambt in the northeast of the Netherlands. It is the largest city in the region of Oldambt in the province of Groningen which has 38,213 inhabitants. ...

and

Nieuweschans Bad Nieuweschans (also ''Lange Akkeren''; ; Gronings: ''Nij-Schans''; German: ''Bad Neuschanz'') is a village in the north-eastern Netherlands on the border with Germany. It forms part of the municipality of Oldambt. Nieuweschans means "new for ...

. Trains called at Ulsda from 1887 until the railway stop was closed in 1938. Services were provided by

Staatsspoorwegen ''Staatsspoorwegen'' (Dutch for State Railways, full name: ''Dienst der Staatsspoor- en Tramwegen in Nederlandsch–Indië'' (State Railways and Tramways Service in the Netherlands Indies, ''SS en T''), commonly abbreviated as SS) was a railway co ...

(1887–1937) and

Nederlandse Spoorwegen Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS; ; en, "Dutch Railways") is the principal passenger railway operator in the Netherlands. It is a Dutch state-owned company founded in 1938. The Dutch rail network is one of the busiest in the European Union, and t ...

(1938). The stop had first a shelter (1890–1930) and later a building (1930–1950).

Location

The railway stop was located at in the village of

in the east of the province of Groningen in the northeast of the

. It was situated on the

, also called Staatslijn B, between the railway stations of

in the west and

in the east.Overzicht van de spoorlijn Harlingen-Leeuwarden-Groningen-Nieuweschans
(in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved 23 May 2015. The distance from Ulsda westward to railway terminus Harlingen Haven was , to Groningen , to Zuidbroek , and to Winschoten , and eastward to railway terminus Nieuweschans was . 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.

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. The train services started at Ulsda on 1 January 1887 and were initially provided by the

Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen The Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen () or SS (''Company for the Exploitation of the State Railways'') was a private railroad founded to use the government funded railways. The company existed until 1938, when it formally merged ...

(Company for Exploitation of State Railways).Stopplaats Ulsda
(in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved 4 May 2015. In 1890, a simple wooden shelter was built which cost 562.95

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(255.46

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). In 1891, two trains called at Ulsda to both directions every day. In 1911, only one train called at the stop in each direction on Tuesdays. In 1929, there were thirteen trains in both directions on weekdays and Saturdays and nine trains in both directions on Sundays. 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

(Netherlands Railways), when the Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen merged with the

Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij The Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij () or HSM (''Hollands Iron Railway-Company'') was the first railway company in the Netherlands founded on 8 August 1837 as a private company, starting operation in 1839 with a line between Amsterdam ...

(Hollandic Iron Railroad Company), until the railway stop was closed on 15 May 1938. The building remained until 1950.

Layout

In Ulsda, the unelectrified railway is oriented from west to east. At the railway stop, the

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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.Halte Ulsda
(in Dutch), Sporenplan. Retrieved 22 May 2016.

References

{{Reflist, 30em 1887 establishments in the Netherlands 1938 disestablishments in the Netherlands Buildings and structures demolished in 1950 Defunct railway stations in Groningen (province) Railway stations closed in 1938 Railway stations on the Staatslijn B Railway stations opened in 1887 Transport in Oldambt (municipality)