Meppel railway station

Meppel
General information
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°41′29″N 6°11′51″E
Line(s)	Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway Meppel–Groningen railway
Platforms	3
Other information
Station code	Mp
History
Opened	1 October 1867 (1867-10-01)
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station Zwolle towards Den Haag Centraal NS Intercity 1800 Steenwijk towards Leeuwarden Zwolle Terminus NS Sprinter 8100 Hoogeveen towards Groningen Terminus NS Sprinter 9000 Steenwijk towards 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. 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". The classical design probably comes from Karel Hendrik van Brederode, 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.

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")	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")	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")	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.

See also

• List of railway stations in Drenthe

External links

• NS website
• Public Transport journey planner