Meppel railway station

Meppel is a railway station in Meppel, Netherlands. The station opened on 1 October 1867 and is on the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway and Meppel–Groningen railway. Train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

Meppel
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates52°41′29″N 6°11′51″E
Line(s)Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway
Meppel–Groningen railway
Platforms3
Other information
Station codeMp
History
Opened1 October 1867
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station
NS Intercity 1800
toward Leeuwarden
Terminus
NS Sprinter 8100
toward Groningen
TerminusNS Sprinter 9000
toward Leeuwarden
Location
Meppel
Location within Netherlands

History

The building was constructed in 1867 according to a standardised layout by the State Railways, namely the revised "third class".[1] The classical design probably comes from Karel Hendrik van Brederode,[2] who also designed several other models for the State Railways.

Meppel station was renovated in 1982, which mainly involved the station's interior. It became a national heritage site on 28 January 1998.[2]


Train services

Route Service type Operator Notes
Zwolle - Meppel - Groningen Local ("Sprinters") NS 2x per hour - On Sundays, this train operates 1x per hour until 15:00, then 2x per hour after
Leeuwarden - Heerenveen - Meppel - Zwolle - Amersfoort - Utrecht - Gouda - Rotterdam Express ("Intercity") NS 1x per hour
Leeuwarden - Heerenveen - Meppel - Zwolle - Lelystad - Almere - Amsterdam - Schiphol - Leiden - Den Haag Express ("Intercity") NS 1x per hour
Leeuwarden - Heerenveen - Meppel Local ("Sprinter") NS 2x per hour - 1x per hour after 20:00 and on weekends

Bus services

Line Route Operator Notes
Oranje ("Orange")[3] Meppel Station → Ziekenhuis (Hospital) → Oosterboer → Meppel Station TCZ After 22:00 and on Sunday evenings, this bus only operates if called one hour before its supposed departure ("belbus").
Blauw ("Blue")[4] Meppel Station → Centrum (Downtown) → Haveltermade → Centrum (Downtown) → Meppel Station TCZ After 22:00 and on Sunday evenings, this bus only operates if called one hour before its supposed departure ("belbus").
Rood ("Red")[5] Meppel Station → Centrum (Downtown) → Koedijkslanden → Meppel Station TCZ After 22:00 and on Sunday evenings, this bus only operates if called one hour before its supposed departure ("belbus").
20 Assen - Smilde - Dieverbrug - Diever/Dwingeloo - Dieverbrug - Uffelte - Havelte - Meppel Qbuzz and CTS
32 Meppel - Ruinerwold - Oosteinde - Ruinen - Pesse - Hoogeveen Qbuzz Not after 21:55. On Sundays, this bus only operates 1x per 2 hours in the afternoon and early evening.
34 Meppel - De Wijk - Zuidwolde Qbuzz and CTS
39 Meppel - De Wijk - Koekange Qbuzz Mon-Fri during daytime hours only. No service during school breaks.
40 Zwolle - Lichtmis - Rouveen - Staphorst - Meppel (- Nijeveen - Veendijk - Halvelterberg - Steenwijk) Syntus Overijssel No service after 20:30 and on Sundays. The route between Meppel and Steenwijk is only served during rush hours.
79 Meppel - Nijeveen - Kolderveen - Dinxterveen - Wanneperveen - Westeinde - Blauwe Hand OV Regio IJsselmond Mon-Fri during daytime hours only.
592 IJhorst - De Wijk - Meppel Syntus Overijssel During morning rush hour, one run runs almost non-stop to IJhorst. Most runs skip Meppel Station. No service on evenings and Sundays.
640 Zwolle - Lichtmis - Rouveen - Staphorst - Meppel Syntus Overijssel 2 runs during morning rush hour and 2 during afternoon rush hour only.

See also

References

  1. Saal, Peter; Spangenberg, Flip (1983). "De Staat bouwt een spoorwegnet (1860-1880)", section "Meppel". Kijk op Stations (in Dutch). Elsevier. p. 35.
  2. "Rijksmonument 508721: Station Meppel" (in Dutch). Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  3. http://wiki.ovinnederland.nl/wiki/Lijn_Oranje_Meppel,_Station_-_Oosterboer
  4. http://wiki.ovinnederland.nl/wiki/Lijn_Blauw_Meppel,_Station_-_Haveltermade
  5. http://wiki.ovinnederland.nl/wiki/Lijn_Rood_Meppel,_Station_-_Koedijkslanden
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