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
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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
- ^ Saal, Peter; Spangenberg, Flip (1983). "De Staat bouwt een spoorwegnet (1860–1880)", section "Meppel". Kijk op Stations (in Dutch). Elsevier. p. 35.
- ^ a b "Rijksmonument 508721: Station Meppel" (in Dutch). Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Lijn Oranje Meppel, Station – Oosterboer – OV in Nederland Wiki". wiki.ovinnederland.nl.
- ^ "Lijn Blauw Meppel, Station – Haveltermade – OV in Nederland Wiki". wiki.ovinnederland.nl.
- ^ "Lijn Rood Meppel, Station – Koedijkslanden – OV in Nederland Wiki". wiki.ovinnederland.nl.
