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.

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; 157 years ago (1867-10-01)
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station Zwolle towards Den Haag Centraal NS Intercity 600 Steenwijk towards Leeuwarden Zwolle towards Schiphol Airport NS Intercity 800 Zwolle Terminus NS Sprinter 6100 Hoogeveen towards Groningen Zwolle towards Lelystad Centrum NS Sprinter 9000 Steenwijk towards Leeuwarden
Location Meppel Location within Netherlands

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 – 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

• 
  Meppel railway station; January 1974.
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  Meppel railway station; January 1974.
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  Meppel railway station; January 1974.
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  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.

See also

• List of railway stations in Drenthe