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

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 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

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 -

External links

• Veolia timetables