Meppel railway station

Location
	Meppel Location within Netherlands

Meppel
Meppel
General information
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°41′29″N 6°11′51″E / 52.69139°N 6.19750°E
Line(s)	Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway; Meppel–Groningen railway
Platforms	3
Other information
Station code	Mp
History
Opened	1 October 1867; 157 years ago
Services
Location
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. 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

"Meppel - OV in Nederland Wiki".</ref>

Line	Route	Operator	Notes
Blauw ("Blue")	Meppel Station - Meppel Haveltermade	TCZ	No evening or Sunday service.
Paars ("Purple")	Meppel Station - Meppel Oosterboer	TCZ	No evening or Sunday service.
26	Meppel - Nijeveen - Veendijk - Havelterberg - Steenwijk	Qbuzz	No evening or weekend service.
28	Meppel – Havelte - Uffelte - Dieverbrug - Dwingeloo - (Lhee - Spier - Wijster - Holthe - Beilen)	Qbuzz	Trips only extend to Beilen during peak hours. All other trips terminate in Dwingeloo.
32	Meppel – Ruinerwold - Oosteinde - Ruinen - Pesse - Hoogeveen	Qbuzz
34	Meppel – De Wijk - Koekange - Veeningen - Zuidwolde - Ten Arlo - Hoogeveen	Qbuzz
40	Meppel - Staphorst - Rouveen - Lichtmis - Zwolle	RRReis (EBS)
134	Meppel - De Wijk - Haalweide - Eemten - Veeningen - Zuidwolde	Qbuzz	Peak hours only.
428	Meppel → Havelte → Uffelte → Dieverbrug → Dwingeloo	Qbuzz	Saturday nights only. Only operates in one direction.
432	Meppel → Ruinerwold → Oosteinde → Ruinen → Meppel	Qbuzz	Saturday nights only. Only operates in one direction.
592	Meppel - De Wijk - IJhorst	RRReis (EBS)	No evening or Sunday service.
679	Meppel - Dinxterveen - Wanneperveen - Westeinde - Blauwe Hand - Sint Jansklooster - Vollenhove	RRReis (EBS)	Peak hours only. Does not operate during school holidays.

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.

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.

External links

[1] Saal, Peter; Spangenberg, Flip (1983). "De Staat bouwt een spoorwegnet (1860–1880)", section "Meppel". Kijk op Stations (in Dutch). Elsevier. p. 35.

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

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