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 – Den Haag Express ("Intercity") NS 1x per hour Leeuwarden – Heerenveen – Meppel – Zwolle – Lelystad – Almere – Amsterdam – Schiphol Express ("Intercity") NS 1x per hour Leeuwarden – Heerenveen – Meppel – Zwolle – Lelystad Local ("Sprinter") NS 2x per hour – 1x per hour after 20:00 and on weekends
Bus services 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
See also List of railway stations in Drenthe
References
External links NS website Public Transport journey planner