Sittard railway station

Summary

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.

Sittard
General information
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates51°00′04″N 5°51′30″E / 51.00111°N 5.85833°E / 51.00111; 5.85833
Line(s)Sittard–Herzogenrath railway
Maastricht–Venlo railway
History
Opened1862
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station
Roermond
towards Den Helder
NS Intercity 800 Maastricht
Terminus
Roermond
towards Enkhuizen
NS Intercity 2900
NS Intercity 3900 Heerlen
Terminus
Preceding station Arriva Following station
Susteren
towards Roermond
Stoptrein 32400 Geleen-Lutterade
Terminus Stoptrein 32500 Geleen Oost
Location
Sittard is located in Netherlands
Sittard
Sittard
Location within Netherlands

Sittard has the longest railway platform in the Netherlands with a length of 700 metres.

Train services edit

 
Platform

The 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

  1. ^ "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)