Amsterdam–Haarlem–Rotterdam railway

The railway line Amsterdam -Rotterdam Oude Lijn is also a railway line between Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The railway line is one of the most important and busiest lines of the Netherlands. The distance is about 85 kilometers.

History

The first section between Amsterdam and Haarlem was inaugurated on September 20, 1839 and was the first railroad in the Netherlands, which is why it also bears the nickname " Oude Lijn " ( Old Line ). The section between Haarlem and Leiden was released in 1842 for traffic. This was followed by the sections between Leiden and The Hague in 1843 and the last section between The Hague and Rotterdam in 1847. The track was built originally in 1945 mm broad gauge, but the route could not be connected to the future railway lines, which is why it was renovated in 1866 to standard gauge. 1927, the line was electrified.

Operation

Most of the route is double track, except for the sections between suffering and Rijswijk and between Schiedam and Rotterdam: where the track is four tracks. The maximum permitted speed is largely at 140 km / h down to the piece between Amsterdam and Haarlem; there it is 130 km / h On the stretch between Leiden and Mariahoeve (The Hague) speeds of 160 km were exclusively for the Thalys / h, this was based on a special adaptation of the ATB. In the meantime, however, the Thalys uses the HSL Zuid.

On the line are 19 stations. The track is now greatly reduced by high speed line HSL Zuid ( high-speed line Schiphol- Antwerp), the Thalys and the domestic trains running Fyra trains use this since 2009. Disadvantages incurred for the stations in the major cities of Haarlem, Leiden, The Hague and Delft, since the high-speed line does not pass there.