Maastricht Randwyck also spelt Randwijck is a suburb

Suburb

The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...

 railway station in 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...

, the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

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History

The station opened on 31 May 1987 and is located on 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:...

. Two services terminate at this station, these are 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...

 and Veolia Transport

Veolia Transport Nederland

Veolia Transport Nederland is, like Connexxion, a Dutch subsidiary of Veolia Transdev. It provides bus, train and ferry services.-History:The company first appeared in the Netherlands in 1997 when it traded as CGEA. This company had a 70% share in the train company Lovers Rail who operated trains...

. There is no direct service to Liège from this station.

Near the station is the MECC Conference Centre, Academic Hospital Maastricht

Academic Hospital Maastricht

The Academic Hospital Maastricht or AZM is the main hospital of the city of Maastricht and affiliated with Maastricht University.Special units include:* Neurosurgery* Cardiothoracic surgery...

 and parts of Maastricht University.

It is the southernmost active railway station in the Netherlands. (Eijsden

Eijsden railway station

Eijsden railway station is the now disused railway station of Eijsden, Limburg, the Netherlands. The station, which was the southernmost railway station in the Netherlands, opened on November 24, 1861, and closed on December 10, 2006....

 on the same line is further south, but closed down.)

Destinations

The following major destinations are directly possible from Maastricht Randwyck:

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...

, Sittard

Sittard

Sittard is a city in the Dutch province of Limburg, which is the southernmost province of the Netherlands.On the east Sittard borders on Germany . It has some 48,400 inhabitants . Sittard is part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen...

, 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...

, 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...

 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 Liège

Liège

Liège is a major city and municipality of Belgium located in the province of Liège, of which it is the economic capital, in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium....

, 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...

, 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...

 and 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:...

. At Heerlen change for Aachen (Germany)

Aachen

Aachen has historically been a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany. Geographically, Aachen is the westernmost town of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, ...

Train services

The following services currently call at Maastricht Randwyck:

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

Bus services

The following bus services depart from the bus stop outside the station:

• 4 - Villapark – City Centre – Maastricht NS – Heer – Station Randwijck – Hospital (2x per hour, 1x per hour After 7pm)
• 53 - Maastricht NS - Station Randwijck – Bemelen – Klein Welsden – Groot Welsden – Margraten
  Margraten
  -History:In Margraten is the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Europe's third largest war cemetery for unidentified soldiers who died in World War II. 8,301 soldiers are buried there under long rows of white crosses and stars of David. All graves are adopted by locals, who attend the...
  
   (1x per hour)

The following bus service departs from Endepolsdomein bus stop near the rail station:

• 10 - Pottenberg - City Centre – Maastricht NS – Endepolsdomein - Hospital - Eijsden
  Eijsden
  Eijsden is a place situated in the southern part of the Dutch province of Limburg. Until January 1st, 2011 it was the main village in a municipality with the same name. On that date this municipality merged with a neighbouring one, which resulted in the new Eijsden-Margraten municipality.Eijsden...