New ‘iron backbone’ between Enschede and Groningen has no opponents | Inland

If it is up to Melle Mulder (l.) and Henk Kwak, there will be a direct railway between Groningen and Enschede: the Lower Saxony line.

Ⓒ Robert Hoetink

Regional entrepreneurs, politicians, administrators and ‘ordinary’ citizens believe that in order to improve access to the north-east of the Netherlands, a direct rail connection must be created between Enschede and Groningen. The Lower Saxony Line is to become a new ‘iron backbone’ for this area.