Meppel railway station
# Meppel railway station

Meppel is a railway station in Meppel, Netherlands. The station opened on 1 October 1867 and is on the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway and Meppel–Groningen railway. Train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

## History

The building was constructed in 1867 according to a standardised layout by the State Railways, namely the revised "third class". The classical design probably comes from Karel Hendrik van Brederode, who also designed several other models for the State Railways.

Meppel station was renovated in 1982, which mainly involved the station's interior. It became a national heritage site on 28 January 1998.

## Train services

| Route | Service type | Operator | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| Zwolle – Meppel – Groningen | Local ("Sprinters") | NS | 2x per hour – On Sundays, this train operates 1x per hour until 15:00, then 2x per hour after |
| Leeuwarden – Heerenveen – Meppel – Zwolle – Amersfoort – Utrecht – Gouda – Rotterdam | Express ("Intercity") | NS | 1x per hour |
| Leeuwarden – Heerenveen – Meppel – Zwolle – Lelystad – Almere – Amsterdam – Schiphol – Leiden – Den Haag | Express ("Intercity") | NS | 1x per hour |
| Leeuwarden – Heerenveen – Meppel | Local ("Sprinter") | NS | 2x per hour – 1x per hour after 20:00 and on weekends |

## Bus services

| Line | Route | Operator | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| Oranje ("Orange") | Meppel Station → Ziekenhuis (Hospital) → Oosterboer → Meppel Station | TCZ | After 22:00 and on Sunday evenings, this bus only operates if called one hour before its supposed departure ("belbus"). |
| Blauw ("Blue") | Meppel Station → Centrum (Downtown) → Haveltermade → Centrum (Downtown) → Meppel Station | TCZ | After 22:00 and on Sunday evenings, this bus only operates if called one hour before its supposed departure ("belbus"). |
| Rood ("Red") | Meppel Station → Centrum (Downtown) → Koedijkslanden → Meppel Station | TCZ | After 22:00 and on Sunday evenings, this bus only operates if called one hour before its supposed departure ("belbus"). |
| 20 | Assen – Smilde – Dieverbrug – Diever/Dwingeloo – Dieverbrug – Uffelte – Havelte – Meppel | Qbuzz and CTS | |
| 32 | Meppel – Ruinerwold – Oosteinde – Ruinen – Pesse – Hoogeveen | Qbuzz | Not after 21:55. On Sundays, this bus only operates 1x per 2 hours in the afternoon and early evening. |
| 34 | Meppel – De Wijk – Zuidwolde | Qbuzz and CTS | |
| 39 | Meppel – De Wijk – Koekange | Qbuzz | Mon-Fri during daytime hours only. No service during school breaks. |
| 40 | Zwolle – Lichtmis – Rouveen – Staphorst – Meppel (- Nijeveen – Veendijk – Halvelterberg – Steenwijk) | Syntus Overijssel | No service after 20:30 and on Sundays. The route between Meppel and Steenwijk is only served during rush hours. |
| 79 | Meppel – Nijeveen – Kolderveen – Dinxterveen – Wanneperveen – Westeinde – Blauwe Hand | OV Regio IJsselmond | Mon-Fri during daytime hours only. |
| 592 | IJhorst – De Wijk – Meppel | Syntus Overijssel | During morning rush hour, one run runs almost non-stop to IJhorst. Most runs skip Meppel Station. No service on evenings and Sundays. |
| 640 | Zwolle – Lichtmis – Rouveen – Staphorst – Meppel | Syntus Overijssel | 2 runs during morning rush hour and 2 during afternoon rush hour only. |
