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There was a ''[[liftershalte]]'', a special spot for hitchhiknighitchhiking, at the beginning of the [[A2 (Netherlands)|A2]] near the soccer stadium ''De Geusselt'' (Viaductweg x N2/A2) (direction [[Eindhoven]]) and the [[A79 (Netherlands)|A79]] (direction [[Heerlen]]). Unfortunatly Unfortunately with the upgrade of the N2 to [[A2 (Netherlands)|A2]] this [[liftershalte]] was recededremoved! However not far from the stadium there is a small gas petrol station, and (true to april April 2012) there is a good place to stand in front of the stadium on Terblijterweg - the street leading to the N2\A2 crossroads . Bus 2 (direction Nazareth) arrives near the motorway from the Central Train Stationcentral railway station.

  It is also possible to use this spot to hitchhike towards the motorway [[Aachen]] and then on to [[Cologne|Köln]] and further. However, it is not always simple to catch somebody crossing the boarder border (30-60 minutes waiting-time on average). Some people recommend to catch a lift to [[Heerlen]] and then catch another one to [[Aachen]].

Follow the rail track from the Central Station central station out of the town in a southern direction from the backside exit (use the bridge over the rails). At the first rail/road crossing south of the station hike on over the cycling path and later, still by the side of the railway, over Gerardusweg. Follow this way until the end, thus you walk under a bridge and you will arrive at a motorway entrance on the junction named Europaplein; some hundreds of meters further on at the other side of the railway is the trainstation railway station Maastricht Randwyck. If you stand at the corner of the road across from the sign pointing at the A2/Luik (Liege) you will get a lift.