Meppel railway station

Location
	Meppel Location within Netherlands

Meppel
Meppel
General information
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°41′29″N 6°11′51″E / 52.69139°N 6.19750°E
Line(s)	Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway; Meppel–Groningen railway
Platforms	3
Other information
Station code	Mp
History
Opened	1 October 1867; 157 years ago
Services
Location
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".^[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 – 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")^[3]	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")^[4]	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")^[5]	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.