Meppel station
| Meppel | |
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 The old station building (2008)
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| Data | |
| Location in the network | Separation station |
| Design | Through station |
| Platform tracks | 3 |
| abbreviation | Mp |
| IBNR | 8400435 |
| opening | October 1, 1867 |
| Website URL | NS info page |
| Architectural data | |
| architect | Karel Hendrik van Brederode |
| location | |
| City / municipality | Meppel |
| province | Drenthe |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 41 '31 " N , 6 ° 11' 51" E |
| Railway lines | |
| List of train stations in the Netherlands | |
The Meppel Station is a separation station in the Dutch town of Meppel . It was opened on October 1, 1867 with the completion of the Zwolle – Meppel railway line. The station is an intercity station , which is also served by regional trains.
history
In 1868 the connection with Meppel – Heerenveen - Leeuwarden was added, and in 1870 the Meppel – Groningen railway line was opened. This connected the province of Drenthe with the provinces of Groningen and Friesland . Since then, the two lines have been the most important connecting lines with the north of the Netherlands. Not much has been structurally changed at the station, most of it is still in its original state.
The railway line (Zwolle–) Meppel– Groningen and Leeuwarden was electrified in 1952.
Station building
The station building is a standard construction of the Dutch railways. In addition to Meppel, this type can also be found in Zuidbroek (1865).
Investments
The station has five ticket machines , a kiosk , a flower shop, a bicycle shop, and a large unguarded bicycle parking area , which opened in April 2011. The platforms are covered and equipped with shelters . There is a bus station right next to the train station .
Route connections
The following lines operate at Meppel station in the 2020 annual timetable :
| Train type | Line course | frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Intercity | Leeuwarden - Meppel - Zwolle - Amersfoort Centraal - Utrecht Centraal - Rotterdam Centraal | hourly |
| Intercity | Den Haag Centraal - Schiphol Airport - Amsterdam Zuid - Almere Centrum - Lelystad Centrum - Zwolle - Meppel - Leeuwarden | hourly |
| Intercity | Groningen - Assen - Meppel - Zwolle - Lelystad Centrum - Almere Centrum - Amsterdam Centraal | On Friday and Saturday nights, a pair of trains heading for Amsterdam |
| sprinter | Zwolle - Meppel - Assen - Groningen | every half hour |
| sprinter | Leeuwarden - Meppel | every half hour (runs every hour in the evenings and on weekends) |
Web links
- Meppel . In: treinstationinfo.nl (Dutch)
- Meppel station . In: stationsweb.nl (Dutch)
- SporenplanOnline (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- H. Romers, De Spoorwegarchitectuur in Nederland, 1841–1938, Zutphen 1981