Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway

The Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway (railway line 12 in the Belgian numbering plan) is an international railway line running from Antwerp in Belgium to Lage Zwaluwe in the Netherlands. The line was opened between 1854 and 1876. The opening of the high speed lines HSL 4 and HSL-Zuid in 2009 has decreased its importance for international passenger traffic.

Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway
A Benelux train at Kapellen in 2011
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleNetherlands and Belgium
TerminiAntwerpen-Centraal railway station
Lage Zwaluwe railway station
Service
Operator(s)National Railway Company of Belgium,
Nederlandse Spoorwegen
History
Opened1854-1876
Technical
Line length64 km (40 mi)
Number of tracksdouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC (Antwerpen–Essen)
1.5 kV DC (Essen–Lage Zwaluwe)
Route map

Legend
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Line from Rotterdam
 0.0 Antwerpen-Centraal
Line to Brussels
 2.3 Antwerp-Oost
 5.8 Antwerp-Dam
Line from Antwerpen-Centraal
 Albert Canal
 8.3 Antwerp-Luchtbal
HSL 4 to Rotterdam
9.1 Antwerp-Noorderdokken
11.4 Ekeren
freight line to Port of Antwerp
 12.5 Sint-Mariaburg
 15.0 Kapellen
 21.0 Heide
 22.7 Kijkuit
 24.0 Kalmthout
 28.1 Wildert
 32.1 Essen
33.2
31.2
 Belgium / Netherlands
from Vlissingen
 22.8 Roosendaal
to Breda
 15.6 Oudenbosch
 7.5 Zevenbergen
Line from Breda
 0.0 Lage Zwaluwe
 Line to Rotterdam

Stations

The main interchange stations on the Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway are:

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