Heerlen railway station

Heerlen is a railway station located in Heerlen, Netherlands.

Heerlen
Station Heerlen (2006)
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	50°53′27″N 5°58′29″E
Line(s)	Sittard–Herzogenrath railway Heerlen–Schin op Geul railway
History
Opened	1896
Services Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station Sittard toward Enkhuizen NS Intercity 3900 Terminus Arriva Valkenburg toward Maastricht Randwyck Sneltrein 32100 Terminus Heerlen Woonboulevard toward Maastricht Randwyck Stoptrein 32000 Hoensbroek toward Sittard Stoptrein 32500 Heerlen de Kissel toward Kerkrade Centrum Deutsche Bahn Landgraaf toward Aachen Hbf RE 18 LIMAX Valkenburg toward Maastricht
Location
Heerlen Location within Netherlands

History

The station was opened on 1 May 1896 and is located on the Sittard–Herzogenrath railway and the Heerlen–Schin op Geul railway. The station was an important mining station, until the mines closed down.

As part of the Maankwartier ("Moon Quarter") project, construction of an entirely new train station started in December 2012.

Train services

Veolia Stoptrein at Heerlen station

The following train services call at this station:

• Express:
  • Intercity IC 3500: Amsterdam Schipol – Utrecht – Eindhoven – Heerlen
  • Sneltrein RE 18: Aachen – Heerlen – Maastricht
• Local:
  • Stoptrein RS15: Sittard – Heerlen – Kerkrade
  • Stoptrein RS18: Maastricht Randwyck – Heerlen

Bus services

The following bus lines serve the bus station north of the railway station:

• 20: Heerlen Station–Heerlen South–Kunrade–Voerendaal–Voerendaal Station–Retersbeek–Weustenrade–Brommelen–Swier–Wijnandsrade–Laar–Nuth–Vaesrade–Hoensbroek
• 21: Brunssum–Hoensbroek–Heerlen Station–Heerlen Hospital–Heerlen South–Kerkrade Stadion–Simpelveld–Eys–Gulpen
• 22: Heerlen Hospital–Heerlen Station–Landgraaf–Ubach
• 25: Hoensbroek–Heerlen North–Heerlen Station–Landgraaf–Kerkrade
• 26: Kerkrade Bus Station–Haanrade–Eygelshoven Markt–Eygelshoven Station–Landgraaf–Heerlen de Kissel Station–Heerlen Station–Hoensbroek
• 28: Kerkrade South–Kerkrade Station–Kerkrade Bus Station–GaiaPark (Zoo)–Kerkrade Stadion–Heerlen East–Heerlen Station–Heerlen North–Brunssum–Schinveld
• 29: Kerkrade South–Kerkrade Station–Kerkrade Bus Station–Eygelshoven Markt–Landgraaf–Heerlen Station–Heerlen Molenburg–Kerkrade Stadion
• 31: Heerlen Station–Beek (School Service)
• 33: Heerlen Station–Landgraaf–Ubach
• 36: Heerlen Station–Brunssum–Jabeek–Doenrade–Sittard Station
• 37: Heerlen Station–Brunssum–Merkelbeek–Doenrade–Sittard Station
• 40: Heerlen Station–Kunrade–Ubachsberg–Elkenrade–Wijlre–Gulpen
• 41: Kerkrade Bus Station–GaiaPark (Zoo)–Kerkrade Stadion–Heerlen South–Heerlen Station–Hoensbroek–Amstenrade–Oirsbeek–Doenrade–Sittard Station
• 42:
• 43: Heerlen Station–Kerkrade Stadion–Simpelveld–Bocholtz–Nijswiller–Lemiers–Vaals
• 44: Heerlen Station–Kerkrade Stadion–Horbach (Germany)–Richterich–Laurensberg–Aachen–Aachen Hauptbahnhof
• 52: Heerlen Station–Kunrade–Voerendaal–Klimmen–Hulsberg–Arensgenhout–Schimmert–Ulestraten–Meerssen Station
• 58: Heerlen Station–Nijswiller–Wittem–Gulpen

External links

• NS website (in Dutch)
• Dutch public transport Travel planner (in Dutch)