Sittard is a railway station located in Sittard, Netherlands.[1] The station was opened in 1862 and is located on the Maastricht–Venlo railway and the Sittard–Herzogenrath railway. Train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen and Arriva. All services from South Limburg to the north pass through Sittard.
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Location | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°00′04″N 5°51′30″E / 51.00111°N 5.85833°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Sittard–Herzogenrath railway Maastricht–Venlo railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1862 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sittard has the longest railway platform in the Netherlands with a length of 700 metres.
Train services
editThe following train services call at this station:
- Express services:
- Intercity: (Schagen–)Alkmaar–Amsterdam–Utrecht–Eindhoven–Maastricht
- Intercity: Enkhuizen–Amsterdam–Utrecht–Eindhoven–Maastricht
- Intercity: Enkhuizen–Amsterdam–Utrecht–Eindhoven–Heerlen
- Local services:
- Stoptrein: Sittard–Heerlen–Kerkrade
- Stoptrein: Roermond–Sittard–Maastricht Randwyck
References
edit- ^ "Train Stations in Sittard | railcc". rail.cc. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
External links
edit- NS website (in Dutch)
- Dutch public transport travel planner (in Dutch)