Amsterdam–Zutphen railway

The railway line Amsterdam - Zutphen, also Oosterspoorweg, is a railway line between Amsterdam and Zutphen in the Netherlands.

The railway line is next to the railway line from Amsterdam to Arnhem, the most important railway line in the eastern Netherlands. The distance is about 106 kilometers. It connects the cities of Hilversum, Amersfoort, Apeldoorn and Zutphen with Amsterdam.

History

The first section of the route between Amsterdam and Amersfoort, was opened in 1874. In 1876 came the part between Zutphen and Amersfoort. The electrification took place on the piece between Amsterdam and Amersfoort on June 3, 1946. Four and a half years later, the section between Amersfoort and Apeldoorn. The last piece between Apeldoorn and Zutphen was not equipped to today with overhead lines. However, the railway station in Zutphen has overhead lines, as have been even more rail lines about him. The top speed on the track is 140 km / h This is only achieved sporadically on the section between the railway station in Weesp and the intersection with the railway line Weesp - suffering just behind the train station in Diemen. Otherwise the route is mainly traveled at the maximum speed of 130 km / hr. Only the section between Apeldoorn and Zutphen is driven with a top speed of 100 km / hr. Between the Amsterdam Central Station and Amsterdam Muiderpoort the track is sechsgleisig, then two lanes about to Diemen. Shortly after Diemen it is four lanes for a short distance to Weesp, but two lanes after the train to Apeldoorn. From Apeldoorn it runs only one lane up to Zutphen.

Train services

Currently operating on the route intercity trains from Amsterdam to Apeldoorn, which are extended to the HVZ to Deventer. In addition, operates on it, the Intercity train from Schiphol to Berlin, from The Hague to Enschede and Almere and Utrecht. Regional trains from Leiden to Utrecht from Amsterdam to Amersfoort, Apeldoorn to Zutphen and of Amersfoort to Ede - Wageningen about Barneveld use them on sections.

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  • Railway line in the Netherlands
  • Transport structure in North Holland
  • Transport structure in the province of Utrecht
  • Transport structure in Gelderland
Amsterdam Muiderpoort railway station A10 motorway (Netherlands) A9 motorway (Netherlands) Weesp railway station Vecht (Utrecht) Naarden-Bussum railway station Hilversum railway station Amersfoort railway station A28 motorway (Netherlands) A30 motorway (Netherlands) Apeldoorn railway station A50 motorway (Netherlands) Zutphen railway station
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