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We helped plan a revitalised region.
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A new station[/box]
Local residents and businesses teamed up with their regional authority, Parkstad Limburg, to make plans for a new station to bring easier travel and greater employment opportunities to this former mining neighbourhood. The station would be on the proposed Avantisline, linking Heerlen, Kerkrade and Aachen with the nearby Avantis business park.
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A station revamp[/box]
Kerkrade, just south of Heerlen, has been the focus of a development plan that has seen the Creative City project come to the area. To compliment this, local residents and businesses worked with Parkstad Limburg to plan improvements to the station.
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A station revamp[/box]
Nuth’s residents have an attractive nature area close to their doorstep – but the railway line blocks their access to it. The station itself is also under-used and detached from its neighbourhood, separated from residential areas by the motorway. Citizens’ Rail partners brought together the local community and businesses to overcome these challenges – including funding a new bus-rail interchange at the station.
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[icon size=”28px” color=”#94269E” background=”#94269E” radius=”0px” type=”icon-stop” spacing=”0px” /] Heerlen – Sittard line [icon size=”28px” color=”#FA113C” background=”#FA113C” radius=”0px” type=”icon-stop” spacing=”0px” /] Heerlen – Kerkrade line [icon size=”28px” color=”#28249E” background=”#28249E” radius=”0px” type=”icon-stop” spacing=”0px” /] Heerlen – Aachen line [icon size=”28px” color=”#1EEB3D” background=”#1EEB3D” radius=”0px” type=”icon-stop” spacing=”0px” /] Proposed Avantisline (approximate route only)
An international, multi-disciplinary group of nearly 50 students came together in Heerlen and neighbouring Aachen in October 2013 to learn, collaborate and plan solutions for Citizens’ Rail stations – including Nuth in Parkstad Limburg.
Find out more and view the students’ presentations.
A regional authority for 250,000 people
Parkstad Limburg is one of eight metropolitan regions in the Netherlands. It has a favourable geographical position – with close links to bordering Belgium and Germany. It combines a strong economy with a quality environment to face the challenge of a declining population.
Better public transport to help residents reach places of employment will be vital to arresting this decline. Citizens’ Rail helped local communities and businesses to plan new and revamped stations that connect with improved neighbourhoods, the Avantis business park and the growing German city of Aachen (also a Citizens’ Rail partner).
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Find out how you can get involved by contacting info@citizensrail.org.
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