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| Peperga | |
|---|---|
| Platforms | 2 |
| Services | Passenger and Freight |
| Abbreviation | Pg |
| Connections | |
| Kesteren, Hoogburg, 's Heerenwijk | |
Peperga is a small station in the village of Peperga situated between Kesteren, 's Heerenwijk as well as Hoogburg. It features a singular siding for goods traffic, along with a station halt besides the main station platform.
Station Layout
Main Building
The main station building is two stories high, having a gabled design for the main part of the roof, while the front of the building has a pitched annex design. Attached to the main building on either side are one-story wings with a similar design to the main building, one of which having a both a similar gabled roof with a flat extension towards the platform. The building is decorated with chimneys on the main roof as well as the smaller one-story wing, with lamps having been fitted to the front and the rear, as well as benches for idle passengers to use.
Goods Shed
The goods shed is simple in design, made out of bricks and being elevated off of the ground on its foundation, the side of the building which faces the tracks has a platform with and a door leading inside of the shed, for the purpose of loading/unloading wagons. The roof is gabled and supported by rafters, joists and beams keeping it in place. Towards the rear is a smaller building made of wood, with a gabled roof and being more level to the ground.
Track
Three tracks occupy the main layout of the line running through Peperga. Two of which are situated by the station platform and halt, while the last one runs through the goods siding for stopping goods trains.
Routes
| Service/Train Type | Route |
|---|---|
| Passenger | Zand op 't Zee-Kesteren (Passengers) |
| Passenger | Voorlem-Kesteren |
| General Goods | Zand op 't Zee-Dokmuiden |
| General Goods | Rossum-Hazeldrecht |
Historical Basis
The Real Peperga station had been built in 1870, with construction of a line passing between the towns of Zwolle and Leeuwarden beginning in 1865. The station lasted several years but faced closure in 1941. The original building itself no longer exists, as it was demolished in the early 70s.
Compared to the in-game counterpart, the real station had more tracks to work with, a mainline for stopping passenger trains, on another lane of track is a yard for storing empty/loaded wagons/goods trains, as well as a passing loop of sorts. A total of 4 lanes of track make up Peperga, 3 of which are made up of the goods sidings and yard with the mainline running through the station platform and halt.
Trivia
- Peperga was based on the real life station of Peperga, which was demolished in the 70s.
- A large group of chairs can be seen next to the freight depot.
- This is a reference to a picture of a large group of chairs outside the real life Peperga station.
Gallery
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NS 2294 passing through Peperga station.
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A view of Peperga's passenger and goods depot platforms.
