Railway station in Meppel, 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 . Train 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
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.
Gallery
Meppel railway station; January 1974.
Meppel railway station; January 1974.
Meppel railway station; January 1974.
Gezicht op het station Meppel; circa 1930.
Aerial photo of Meppel station; October 1, 1947
The two platforms in Meppel.
DDZ at Meppel railway station.
Meppel railway station; March 2024.
See also
References
External links
Railway stations in Drenthe