Event

Summer Evening Express

  • 24 July t/m 10 August 2024
    Departure at 19.00 hours from Simpelveld
  • 0 to 2 years: free
    3 to 11 years: 7.50 euros
    12 years and older: 17.50 euros
    Family Card: 43.00 euros
    Groups: 16.00 euros

A ride on the Miljoenenlijn is always beautiful, but a ride on the Summer Evening Express provides truly stunning views! And you can join! On various Saturdays and Wednesdays in July and August, the Summer Evening Express travels through the South Limburg Hill Country. The evening ride guarantees perhaps the most special sunset you have ever seen. So you can imagine how romantic that is!

The Zomeravond Expres runs in 2024 on:

Wednesday, July 24 Saturday, July 27 Wednesday, July 31 Saturday, August 3 Wednesday, August 7 Saturday, August 10

The Summer Evening Express runs on:

  • Wednesday, July 24
  • Saturday, July 27
  • Wednesday, July 31
  • Saturday, August 3
  • Wednesday, August 7
  • Saturday, August 10

The old steam train leaves Simpelveld at 19.00 hours on the above mentioned days in the direction of Kerkrade. After a short stop there, the train returns to Schin op Geul, the other side of this highest railway line in the Netherlands.

At 21.00 hours, after sunset, you will arrive back in Simpelveld.

Please be at Simpelveld Station at least half an hour before departure. This way you can find a seat on the plush benches in our 1st class carriages in time.

Please note: To travel on the Summer Evening Express, you need a separate train ticket, which is valid from 19:00. Click on the ticket button below and choose one of the driving days of the Summer Evening Express.