History

The station was opened in 1933 and is the last station on the Heuvellandlijn (Maastricht - Kerkrade). The train service is operated by Veolia.

The station is about 200m north of the German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 border.

The station is also served by the steam train ZLSM

Zuid-Limburgse Stoomtrein Maatschappij

The Zuid-Limburgse Stoomtrein Maatschappij or ZLSM is a heritage railway operating in the south of the Netherlands. It runs over the border into Germany and have an extensive collection of stock...

 which operates to Schin op Geul

Schin op Geul

Schin op Geul is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, about 3 km southeast of the town of Valkenburg....

 and Simpelveld

Simpelveld

Simpelveld is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands.Simpelveld has a heritage railway station and is the homebase of the South Limburg Railway Compagny ZLSM . On one weekend in October there is a Day out with Thomas from the children's television series Thomas and...

 as well as into Germany. This operates Wednesdays and Sundays from May to September and Thursdays in July and August. http://www.miljoenenlijn.nl

The station closed to passengers in 1934 until 15 May 1949.

Destinations

The following major destination is possible from Kerkrade Centrum:

Landgraaf

Landgraaf

Landgraaf is a municipality in southeastern Limburg.- Special information :A pop music festival called Pinkpop is held annually on the Pentecost weekend in the vicinity of Landgraaf....

, Heerlen

Heerlen

Heerlen is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. The municipality is the second largest in the province of Limburg. It forms part of Parkstad Limburg, , an agglomeration of about 220,000 inhabitants.After its early Roman beginnings and a rather modest medieval period, Heerlen...

, Schin op Geul

Schin op Geul

Schin op Geul is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, about 3 km southeast of the town of Valkenburg....

, Valkenburg

Valkenburg aan de Geul

Valkenburg aan de Geul is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands.-History:Siege and conquest were characteristic of the history of Valkenburg. Each event is withheld, followed by subsequent restorations. This most definitely holds for the castle perched atop of a hill in the middle of the...

 and Maastricht

Maastricht

Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border...

.

Train service

The following services currently call at Kerkrade Centrum:

• 2 hourly local services (stoptrein) Maastricht Randwyck - Heerlen - Kerkrade Centrum

Bus services

Bus Services 28 and 29 stop at the bus stop outside the station (across the car park). http://www.9292ov.nl/ http://www.veolia-transport.nl/dienstregeling

• 28 - Kerkrade South - "Kerkrade Station" - Kerkrade Bus Station - GaiaPark (Zoo) - Kerkrade Stadion - Heerlen East - Station Heerlen
  Heerlen railway station
  -History:The station was opened on 1 May 1896 and is located on the Sittard–Herzogenrath railway and the Heerlen–Schin op Geul railway. The station was an important mining station, until the mines closed down. From Heerlen, you can travel to Aachen and some other destinations in Germany, nearer to...
  
   - Heerlen North - Brunssum
  Brunssum
  Brunssum is a municipality and a town in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands. Brunssum was formerly a center of coal mining in the Netherlands and there are a few active mines remaining in the area...
  
   - Schinveld
  Schinveld
  Schinveld is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Onderbanken.Schinveld was a separate municipality until 1982, when it became a part of Onderbanken....
  
  
• 29 - Kerkrade South - "Kerkrade Station" - Kerkrade Bus Station - Eygelshoven Markt
  Eygelshoven Markt railway station
  Eygelshoven Markt is a railway station located in Eygelshoven, The Netherlands.-History:The station was opened in 1909 and operated under the name Eygelshoven until closure in 1952 and subsequent demolition. The station was rebuilt and opened on 9 December 2007 under the name Eygelshoven Markt...
  
   - Landgraaf
  Landgraaf
  Landgraaf is a municipality in southeastern Limburg.- Special information :A pop music festival called Pinkpop is held annually on the Pentecost weekend in the vicinity of Landgraaf....
  
   - Station Heerlen
  Heerlen railway station
  -History:The station was opened on 1 May 1896 and is located on the Sittard–Herzogenrath railway and the Heerlen–Schin op Geul railway. The station was an important mining station, until the mines closed down. From Heerlen, you can travel to Aachen and some other destinations in Germany, nearer to...
  
  - Heerlen Molenburg - Kerkrade Stadion