Schin op Geul
railway station
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is located in
Schin op Geul
Schin op Geul (, Limburgish: ''Sjin'') is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, about 3 km southeast of the town of Valkenburg.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topograf ...
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. The station opened on 23 October 1853 on the
Maastricht–Aachen railway. In 1914, Schin op Geul became one end of a Heerlen–Schin op Geul railway.
The station building is used as a restaurant as well as a waiting area.
Train services
Schin op Geul station is served by
Arriva
Arriva plc is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, England.[train services
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*''Stoptrein'' S4: Maastricht–Heerlen
Schin op Geul is the western terminus of the heritage railway to Aachen. That line is exploited by the
Zuid-Limburgse Stoomtrein Maatschappij
The Zuid-Limburgse Stoomtrein Maatschappij (South Limburg Steam Train Company) or ZLSM is a heritage railway operating from its main station of Simpelveld to Schin op Geul and Kerkrade in the south of the Netherlands. It also runs across the bord ...
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References
External links
ZLSM website
Railway stations on the Heuvellandlijn
Railway stations in the Netherlands opened in 1853
Rijksmonuments in Valkenburg aan de Geul
Railway stations in Valkenburg aan de Geul
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