Amsterdam–Haarlem–Rotterdam railway

The railway from Amsterdam through Haarlem to Rotterdam (also: Oude Lijn, Dutch for "old line") runs from Amsterdam Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal through Haarlem.

Amsterdam–Haarlem–Rotterdam railway
Oude Lijn
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleNetherlands
TerminiAmsterdam Centraal railway station
Rotterdam Centraal railway station
Service
Operator(s)Nederlandse Spoorwegen
History
Opened1839–1847
Technical
Line length86 km (53 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification1.5 kV DC
Route map

 Line from Amersfoort
 Line to Utrecht
 Amsterdam Muiderpoort
-1
 Amsterdam Centraal
 from port of Amsterdam
Line from Schiphol
3
 Amsterdam Sloterdijk
 Amsterdam Sloterdijk (Hemboog)
 Line to Zaandam
River Liede
 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
 River Spaarne
19
 Haarlem
 to Uitgeest
 to Zandvoort
23
 Heemstede-Aerdenhout
28
 Hillegom
39
 Voorhout
 Line from Schiphol
46
 Leiden Centraal
 to Woerden
River Oude Rijn
48
 De Vink
51
 Voorschoten
57
 Den Haag Mariahoeve
 Line from Zoetermeer and Rotterdam
59
 Den Haag Laan van NOI
 Den Haag Centraal
 Line to Gouda
61
 Den Haag Hollands Spoor
63
 Den Haag Moerwijk
65
 Rijswijk
69
 Delft
71
 Delft Zuid
 from Hoek van Holland
River Schiedamse Schie
82
 Schiedam Centrum
 River Delfshavense Schie
 high speed line from Schiphol
 Line from Utrecht Centraal
86
 Rotterdam Centraal
 Line to Breda

From December 2011 it is used by all direct trains from Amsterdam to The Hague, and all direct supplement-free trains from Amsterdam to Rotterdam except those through Woerden.

History

It contains the oldest railway line in the Netherlands, and follows the old horse-drawn boat (Dutch: trekschuit) canal route from Leiden via Haarlem to Amsterdam-Sloterdijk. It was opened between 1839 and 1847 by the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij. The oldest section, opened in 1839, led from Amsterdam to Haarlem. Leiden and The Hague were reached in 1843, and the final section from The Hague to Rotterdam was opened in June 1847.[1]

The opening of the Weesp–Leiden railway (1978) and the Amsterdam–Schiphol railway (1986) provided a shorter connection from Leiden through Schiphol Airport to Amsterdam. Nevertheless, the old line via Haarlem has remained an important railway line.

In March 2015 a new tunnel and station were opened in Delft, underpassing the former railway station and viaduct. The doubling of the tracks will be undertaken until 2020.[2]

References
  1. De Bosch Kemper, M.J. (1865). Handleiding tot de kennis van de wetenschap der zamenleving en van het Nederlandsche staatsregt (in Dutch). Amsterdam: Johannes Müller. p. 883.
  2. "English summary". Spoorzone Delft.

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