Meppel railway station

Meppel
Location Netherlands
Coordinates 52°41′29″N 6°11′51″E / 52.69139°N 6.19750°E / 52.69139; 6.19750Coordinates: 52°41′29″N 6°11′51″E / 52.69139°N 6.19750°E / 52.69139; 6.19750
Line(s) Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway
Meppel–Groningen railway
Platforms 3
Connections
Other information
Station code Mp
History
Opened 1 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

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. The services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

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

As of 11 December 2016, the following train services call at this station:

  • 1× per hour Intercity service The Hague - Leiden - Schiphol - Duivendrecht - Lelystad - Zwolle - Leeuwarden
  • 2× per hour Sprinter service Zwolle - Assen - Groningen
  • 1× per hour Sprinter service Meppel - Heerenveen - Leeuwarden (weekdays only, not in the evening)

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. 1 2 "Rijksmonument 508721: Station Meppel" (in Dutch). Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
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