Kerkrade Centrum railway station

Kerkrade Centrum
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	50°51′41″N 6°03′27″E / 50.86139°N 6.05750°ECoordinates: 50°51′41″N 6°03′27″E / 50.86139°N 6.05750°E
Line(s)	Heuvellandlijn
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station Chevremont toward Maastricht Randwyck Veolia Stoptrein 32000 Terminus
Location
Kerkrade Centrum Location within Dutch railway station

Kerkrade Centrum is a railway station located in Kerkrade, Netherlands. The station was opened in 1933 and is the last station on the Heuvellandlijn (Maastricht – Kerkrade). The train services are operated by Veolia.

The station is about 200 m north of the German border.

The station is also served by the steam train ZLSM which operates to Schin op Geul and Simpelveld as well as into Germany. This operates Wednesdays and Sundays from May to September and Thursdays in July and August.^[1]

The station closed to passengers in 1934 until 15 May 1949.

Destinations

The following major destination is possible from Kerkrade Centrum:

Landgraaf, Heerlen, Schin op Geul, Valkenburg and Maastricht.

Train service

The following services currently call at Kerkrade Centrum:

• 2x per hour local services (stoptrein) Maastricht Randwyck – Heerlen – Kerkrade Centrum

Bus services

Bus Services 28 and 29 stop at the bus stop outside the station (across the car park).

• 28 – Kerkrade South - "Kerkrade Station" - Kerkrade Bus Station – GaiaZoo – Kerkrade Stadion – Heerlen East – Station Heerlen – Heerlen North – Brunssum – Schinveld
• 29 – Kerkrade South - "Kerkrade Station" - Kerkrade Bus Station – Eygelshoven Markt – Landgraaf – Station Heerlen – Heerlen Molenburg – Kerkrade Stadion

References

1. Haydock, David (2008). European Handbook No. 1 Benelux Railways Locomotives & Coaching Stock. Platfotm 5 Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-902336-64-0.

External links

• NS website (Dutch)
• Dutch Public Transport journey planner (Dutch)