Due to the fortified character of the town, the first railway station was in fact situated outside Maastricht, within the municipality of Meerssen.

Even though Belgian trains from Liège still terminate at Maastricht, passport and security checks have gone with the implementation of the Schengen Agreement.

The former customs space is now used for small shops such as a florist, an Albert Heijn, a HEMA, Snackbars, and a Starbucks.

The line was planned to open in 2018[1] but was first of all curtailed to the town centre because the bridge was too weak, then postponed until 2024,[2] and finally cancelled in 2022.

[3] In June 2024,[4] the Liège-Guillemins to Maastricht service by National Railway Company of Belgium train line was replaced by Arriva.