Meerssen railway station

Meerssen
Station statistics
Coordinates	50°52′57″N 5°44′59″E / 50.8825°N 5.74972°E / 50.8825; 5.74972Coordinates: 50°52′57″N 5°44′59″E / 50.8825°N 5.74972°E / 50.8825; 5.74972
Lines	Maastricht–Aachen railway
Other information
Opened	1853
Owned by	Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station Maastricht Terminus Veolia Sneltrein 32100 Valkenburg toward Heerlen Maastricht toward Maastricht Randwyck Veolia Stoptrein 32000 Houthem-Sint Gerlach toward Kerkrade Centrum
Location

Meerssen is a railway station in Meerssen and near Rothem, The Netherlands.

History

The station opened on 23 October 1853 and is located on the Heuvellandlijn (Maastricht - Heerlen - Kerkrade). The services are operated by Veolia.

The original (small) station building was rebuilt in 1900, making it larger.

Destinations

The following major destinations are directly possible from Meerssen:

Maastricht, Valkenburg, Heerlen and Kerkrade.

At Maastricht change for Sittard, Roermond, Eindhoven, 's-Hertogenbosch, Utrecht, Amsterdam, Alkmaar, Liège and Brussels (Weekdays).

Train services

The following services currently call at Meerssen:

• 2 hourly express services (sneltrein) Maastricht - Heerlen
• 2 hourly local services (stoptrein) Maastricht Randwyck - Heerlen - Kerkrade Centrum

Platforms

• 1 - Heerlen, Kerkrade
• 2 - Maastricht, Maastricht Randwyck

Bus services

The following bus services depart from the bus stop outside the station:

• 5 - Maastricht Daalshof - Maastricht Station - Maastricht North - Rothem - Meerssen Station - Bunde Station
• 52 - Heerlen Station - Kunrade - Voerendaal - Klimmen - Hulsberg - Arensgenhout - Schimmert - Ulestraten - Meerssen Station
• 191 -

External links

• Veolia timetables