Eygelshoven Markt () is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

located in

Eygelshoven Eygelshoven (, li, Egelze , Ripuarian: ) is a village, since 1982 part of the town of Kerkrade, in the southeast of the Netherlands, close to the German and Belgian borders. It has two former coal mines, ''Laura'' and ''Julia'', which were nam ...

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

History

The station was opened in 1909 as Eygelshoven until its closure in 1952 and subsequent demolition. The station was rebuilt and opened on 9 December 2007 as Eygelshoven Markt. The station is located on the

Sittard–Herzogenrath railway The Sittard–Herzogenrath railway is a railway line running from Sittard in the Netherlands to Herzogenrath in Germany, passing through Heerlen. The line was opened in 1896. History The line was nationalized in 1899. In World War II, cross-bor ...

between Heerlen and Herzogenrath. The station was served by

Euregiobahn Euregiobahn is a system of regional trains (RB 20) in the combined area of the ''AVV (Aachener Verkehrverbund)'' at the Aachen (district), Düren (district) operated by DB Regio NRW. History The historical predecessors of ''Euregiobahn'' were ...

until 15 December 2015 and until 9 December 2018 by

DB Regio DB Regio AG is a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn which operates regional and commuter train services in Germany. DB Regio AG, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. It is a 100% subsidiary of the Deutsche Bahn Group and there part of the DB Regio bus ...

. Eygelshoven Markt is located in the north of Eygelshoven, while proper is located southwest of the town.

Train services

The following train services by Arriva Nederland call at this station: * Aachen–Maastricht

External links

NS website

Dutch public transport travel planner
Railway stations in Kerkrade Railway stations opened in 1909 Railway stations opened in 2007 {{Netherlands-railstation-stub