Northern Netherlands
Drenthe
Assen

Assen railway station

Assen is a railway station located in , . The station was opened on 1 May 1870 and is located on the Meppel–Groningen railway. The station is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in the Dutch city of Assen
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Drents Museum and Mannes.

Museum
Photo: CrazyPhunk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an art and history museum in , , the Netherlands. Opened in 1854, it has a collection of prehistoric artifacts, applied art and visual art, as well as temporary exhibitions. In 2023, it had 179,345 visitors. is situated 470 metres west of Assen railway station.

Work of art
Photo: Gouwenaar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a work of art.

Church
Photo: AnthonyRuijtenbeek, CC BY 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 200 metres northwest of Assen railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schieven and Anreep.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the and is part of the municipality in . is a statistical entity with Anreep, however the postal authority have placed it under Assen.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the and is part of the municipality in . is a statistical entity with Schieven, however the postal authority have placed it under Assen.

Village
is a village in the and is part of the municipality in . The hunebed D15 is located near the village. is situated 3½ km northeast of Assen railway station.

Assen railway station

Latitude
52.99227° or 52° 59′ 32″ north
Longitude
6.57125° or 6° 34′ 17″ east
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
9F48XHRC+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7606786768
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6639888
Wiki­data ID
Q47326
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Western Frisian—“Assen railway station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “阿森车站”
  • Dutch: “station Assen”
  • Dutch: “Station Assen”
  • French: “Assen”
  • German: “Bahnhof Assen”
  • Hungarian: “Assen vasútállomás”
  • Italian: “stazione di Assen”
  • Italian: “Stazione di Assen”
  • Polish: “Assen”
  • Western Frisian: “Stasjon Assen”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Assen railway station”. Photo: Fantaglobe11, CC BY-SA 4.0.