Sittard 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 prep ...
located in
Sittard,
Netherlands
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The station was opened in 1862 and is located on the
Maastricht–Venlo railway and 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 ...
. Train services are operated by
Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS; ; en, "Dutch Railways") is the principal passenger railway operator in the Netherlands. It is a Dutch state-owned company founded in 1938. The Dutch rail network is one of the busiest in the European Union, and t ...
and
Arriva
Arriva plc is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, England.[South Limburg
South Limburg (Dutch: ''Zuid-Limburg'', Limburgish: ''Zuud-Limburg'') is both a COROP (statistical) region as well as a '' landstreek'' (area) of the Netherlands located in the province of Limburg. The Dutch term ''landstreek'', literally transla ...]
to the north pass through Sittard.
Sittard has the longest
railway platform
A railway platform is an area alongside a railway track providing convenient access to trains. Almost all stations have some form of platform, with larger stations having multiple platforms.
The world's longest station platform is at Hubbali ...
in the Netherlands with a length of 700 metres.
Train services
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
External links
NS websiteDutch public transport travel planner
Railway stations in Sittard-Geleen
Railway stations opened in 1862
Railway stations on the Staatslijn E
1862 establishments in the Netherlands
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