Sittard railway station

Sittard is a railway station located in Sittard, Netherlands.^[1] The station was opened in 1862 and is located on the Maastricht–Venlo railway and the Sittard–Herzogenrath railway. Train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen and Arriva. All services from South Limburg to the north pass through Sittard.

Sittard
General information
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	51°00′04″N 5°51′30″E
Line(s)	Sittard–Herzogenrath railway Maastricht–Venlo railway
History
Opened	1862
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station Roermond towards Schiphol Airport NS Intercity 800 Maastricht towards Leeuwarden Roermond towards Enkhuizen NS Intercity 2900 Maastricht Terminus NS Intercity 3900 Heerlen Terminus Preceding station Arriva Netherlands Following station Susteren towards Roermond Stoptrein 32400 Geleen-Lutterade towards Maastricht Randwyck Terminus Stoptrein 32500 Geleen Oost towards Kerkrade Centrum
Location Sittard Location within Netherlands

Sittard has the longest railway platform in the Netherlands with a length of 700 metres.

Train services

Platform

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

1. "Train Stations in Sittard | railcc". rail.cc. Retrieved 2022-09-29.

External links

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