Utrecht–Rotterdam railway

The Utrecht -Rotterdam railway line is a railway line between Rotterdam and Utrecht. The railway line is one of the most important and busiest lines in the Netherlands. The distance is about 60 kilometers.

History

The first section between Utrecht and Gouda was opened on 21 May 1855. A month later, the piece between Gouda and Rotterdam - Boerengat. This line was closed on 4 October 1953 as the route via a new route on the Rotterdam Noord station was out. Most of the route is double track, except for the sections between Harmelen and Woerden and between Gouda and Gouda Goverwelle, there the route is four tracks. THe maximum speed limit is generally 140 km / h up to the piece between Woerden and Gouda, there it is 130 km / h The line was electrified in 1938 on the section Utrecht Nieuwerkerk and 1953 on the Nieuwerkerk -Rotterdam CS section. On the line there are ten stations. The track length was about 52 to 1953 kilometers through the construction of the route via Rotterdam Noord it was extended by almost eight kilometers.

The railway accident Harmelen, which occurred near the train station Woerden on the track on 8 January 1962 was the head-on collision between two trains and the worst railway accident in the history of the Netherlands.

Train services

Currently operating on the route the inter-city trains from Utrecht to Rotterdam CS CS in 15 -minute intervals, as well as the inter-city trains from Utrecht via Gouda to The Hague, which also run in 15 -minute intervals and two Inter-City trains which depart from Utrecht Woerden about every half hour to Leiden. Regional trains from Utrecht via Gouda to The Hague also run in 30 -minute intervals regional trains between Rotterdam and Woerden, which come from Amsterdam or Uitgeest. At peak hours, operating on the route also have two additional regional trains.

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• Railway line in the Netherlands
• Transport structure in the province of Utrecht
• Traffic building in South Holland