Meerssen railway station
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Meerssen is a railway station in Meerssen
Meerssen
Meerssen is a place and a municipality in southeastern Netherlands.-History:The Treaty of Meerssen was signed in Meerssen in 870. The Treaty of Meerssen was an agreement of the division of the Carolingian Empire by the surviving sons of Louis I, Charles II of the West Franks and Louis the German...

 and near Rothem, The Netherlands
Netherlands
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History

The station opened on 23 October 1853 and is located on the Heuvellandlijn (Maastricht - Heerlen - Kerkrade). The services are operated by Veolia.

The original (small) station building was rebuilt in 1900, making it larger.

Destinations

The following major destinations are directly possible from Meerssen:

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...

, Valkenburg
Valkenburg aan de Geul
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, 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...

 and 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...

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At Maastricht change for Sittard
Sittard
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, 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)
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, Amsterdam
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, 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:...

, Liège
Liège
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 and Brussels
Brussels
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 (Weekdays).

Train services

The following services currently call at Meerssen:
  • 2 hourly express services (sneltrein) Maastricht - Heerlen
  • 2 hourly local services (stoptrein) Maastricht Randwyck - Heerlen - Kerkrade Centrum

Bus services

The following bus services depart from the bus stop outside the station:
  • 5 - Maastricht Daalshof - Maastricht Station - Maastricht North - Rothem - Meerssen Station - Bunde Station
  • 52 - Heerlen Station - Kunrade - Voerendaal - Klimmen - Hulsberg - Arensgenhout - Schimmert - Ulestraten - Meerssen Station
  • 191 -

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