Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway

The railway Arnhem- Leeuwarden, also called Staatslijn A, is a two-track, electrified main line between Arnhem and Leeuwarden in the Netherlands.

The railway line is the most important railway line in the north of the Netherlands. The distance is about 166 kilometers. It connects the cities of Arnhem, Zutphen, Deventer, Zwolle and Leeuwarden together. And in the section Zwolle - Meppel some InterCity trains from Amsterdam / Schiphol to Groningen.

History

The first section of the route, between Arnhem and Zutphen, was opened on 2 February 1865. On August 5, followed by the part between Zutphen and Deventer. The section between Deventer and Zwolle followed on 1 October 1866. Exactly one year later section was released to Meppel to traffic. The penultimate section between Meppel and Heerenveen opened in January 1868. September 1, 1868, the line on their entire length was then navigable. The electrification took place on the piece between Zwolle and Leeuwarden on 17 May 1952. A year later, the section between Arnhem and Zwolle. The speed limit on the route is 140 km / h This is only achieved on the sections Zutphen Deventer and Zwolle, Leeuwarden. Otherwise the route is mainly traveled at the maximum speed of 130 km / hr. The route is generally expanded to double track. The section Deventer - Olst runs but only one track.

Train services

Currently operating on the route intercity trains from Leeuwarden to Zwolle and from Roosendaal to Zwolle and Rotterdam via Utrecht to Leeuwarden. Furthermore, a number of regional routes. And in the section Zwolle - Meppel still regional and intercity trains, which continue from Meppel direction Groningen and Zwolle run away from the railroad tracks from Amsterdam, Utrecht and Apeldoorn.