History

The station was opened on 23 October 1853 and is located on the Maastricht–Venlo railway

Maastricht–Venlo railway

The Maastricht–Venlo railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Maastricht to Venlo, passing through Sittard and Roermond. The line was opened in 1865...

, the Maastricht–Aachen railway and the Liège–Maastricht railway

Liège–Maastricht railway

The Liège–Maastricht railway is a railway line running from Liège in Belgium to Maastricht in the Netherlands. The line was opened in 1861.-Stations:...

. The station is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen

Nederlandse Spoorwegen

Nederlandse Spoorwegen , or NS, is the principal passenger railway operator in the Netherlands.Its trains operate over the tracks of the Dutch national railinfrastructure, operated by ProRail, which was split off from NS in 2003...

, Veolia and NMBS.

Destinations

These are some of the destinations that can be reached from Maastricht:

Roermond

Roermond

Roermond is a city, a municipality, and a diocese in the southeastern part of the Netherlands.The city of Roermond is a historically important town, on the lower Roer at the east bank of the Meuse river. It received city rights in 1231...

, Eindhoven, 's-Hertogenbosch, Utrecht

Utrecht (city)

Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...

, Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

, Alkmaar

Alkmaar

Alkmaar is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Noord Holland. Alkmaar is well known for its traditional cheese market. For tourists, it is a popular cultural destination.-History:...

, 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...

, 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...

, Kerkrade

Kerkrade

Kerkrade is a town and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands.It is the western half of the divided region and de facto city, taken together with the eastern half, the German town of Herzogenrath...

 and Liège.

On weekdays trains depart to Brussels

Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...

but at weekends it is necessary to change at Liege. These trains also provide access points for Thalys, DB ICE, and other international trains.

Many other destinations can be reached from Utrecht Centraal because it is a central point in the Dutch rail network.

Train service

The following services currently call at Maastricht:

• 2 hourly intercity services Schagen - Amsterdam - Utrecht - Eindhoven - Maastricht
• 2 daily intercity services Schiphol - Utrecht - Eindhoven - Maastricht
• 1 hourly intercity service Maastricht - Liège-Guillemins - Brussels-South (daytime on weekdays)
• 2 hourly express services (sneltrein) Maastricht - Heerlen
• 2 hourly local services (stoptrein) Roermond - Sittard - Maastricht Randwyck
• 1 hourly local service (stoptrein) Maastricht - Liège-Guillemins (early morning, late evening and weekends)
• 2 hourly local services (stoptrein) Maastricht Randwyck - Heerlen - Kerkrade Centrum