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Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway

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Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerProrail
LocaleNetherlands
Termini
Service
Operator(s)Nederlandse Spoorwegen
History
Opened1868
Technical
Line length166 km (103 mi)
Number of tracksArnhem–Deventer double-track,
Deventer–Olst single-track,
Olst-Leeuwarden double-track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification1.5 kV DC
Route map

km
0.0
Arnhem
0.5
Arnhem Velperpoort
000.0
4.2
Velp
8.0
Rheden
14.3
Dieren
Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij
20.3
Brummen
IJssel River
27.5
Zutphen
29.2
29.6
40.9
43.5
Deventer
53.1
Olst
59.6
Wijhe
73.5
Zwolle
100.7
Meppel
000.0
114.5
Steenwijk
127.0
Wolvega
137.1
Heerenveen
148.8
Akkrum
153.7
Grou-Jirnsum
166.2
Leeuwarden

The Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Arnhem to Leeuwarden, passing through Deventer, Zwolle and Heerenveen. It is also called the Staatslijn A ("state line A") in Dutch. The part between Arnhem and Zwolle is sometimes called the IJssellijn ("IJssel line").

History

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The line opened between 1865 and 1868. During the Second World War, the tracks between Deventer and Olst were removed by the German occupiers following the national railway strike from 1944 onwards. It had been a double-track section like the rest of the line, but was replaced post-war by a single track due to costs.

Stations

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The main interchange stations on the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway are:

Closed stations

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Ittersum, Herculo, Windesheim, Herxen, Wijnvoorden, Bovendorp, De Boerhaar, Diepenveen West, Rande, De Platvoet, Boksbergerweg, Snippeling, Colmschate, Epse, Gorssel, Eefde, Hungerink-Mettray, Nieuwstad, Hoven, Voorstonden, Het Vosje, Weg naar Voorst, Leuvenheim, Spankeren, Villa Hofstetten, Ellecom, Klein Avegoor, Diepesteeg, Holleweg, Hotel Den Engel, De Steeg, Worth-Rheden, Hotel Naeff, Cafe Unie and Plattenburg.

Train services

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The following train services use part of the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway:

  • intercity service The Hague/Rotterdam - Utrecht - Amersfoort - Zwolle - Steenwijk - Leeuwarden
  • intercity service Schiphol - Hilversum - Amersfoort - Zwolle - Steenwijk - Leeuwarden
  • intercity service Zwolle - Deventer - Arnhem - Nijmegen - 's-Hertogenbosch - Roosendaal
  • local service (sprinter) Nijmegen - Arnhem - Zutphen
  • local service (stoptrein) Zwolle - Assen - Groningen
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