Schin op Geul
The station building, dating from 1913
General information
LocationBaanweg 1, Schin op Geul
The Netherlands
Coordinates50°51′22″N 5°52′18″E / 50.85611°N 5.87167°E / 50.85611; 5.87167
Line(s)Maastricht–Aachen railway
Heerlen–Schin op Geul railway
Platforms3
Other information
Station codeSog
History
Opened23 October 1853
Services
Preceding station Arriva Following station
Valkenburg Stoptrein 32000 Klimmen-Ransdaal
towards Heerlen
Location
Schin op Geul is located in Netherlands
Schin op Geul
Schin op Geul
Location within Netherlands

Schin op Geul railway station is located in Schin op Geul, the Netherlands. 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

Between 1992 and 2007 the railway to Aachen was disconnected from the railway between Maastricht and Heerlen

Schin op Geul station is served by Arriva with the following train services:

  • Stoptrein S4: Maastricht–Heerlen[1]

Schin op Geul is the western terminus of the heritage railway to Aachen. That line is exploited by the Zuid-Limburgse Stoomtrein Maatschappij.

References

  1. Parkstad Limburg (PDF) (Transit map). Arriva. 2017.


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