Meppel railway station
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 | 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 | NS | 1x per hour |
Leeuwarden - Heerenveen - Meppel - Zwolle - Lelystad - Almere - Amsterdam - Schiphol - Leiden - Den Haag | Express | NS | 1x per hour |
Leeuwarden - Heerenveen - Meppel | Local | NS | 2x per hour - 1x per hour after 20:00 and on weekends |