The line was opened in 1910,[1] and closed in 1953, but the Veendam-Zuidbroek section was reopened in 2011.

The Stadskanaal-Veendam section is owned by the STAR museum railway, and mostly runs using steam trains.

Services on the Veendam-Zuidbroek line are operated by Arriva.

From Monday to Saturday, trains run every thirty minutes between 5am and 8pm.

At all other times trains run hourly.