Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway

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").

Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleNetherlands
TerminiArnhem railway station
Leeuwarden railway station
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 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification1.5 kV DC
Route map

 Line from Utrecht
Line from Nijmegen
 0.0 Arnhem
 0.5 Arnhem Velperpoort
Line to Oberhausen
1.2 Arnhem Presikhaaf
 4.2 Velp
 8.0 Rheden
 14.3 Dieren
Museum line to Apeldoorn
 20.3 Brummen
Line from Apeldoorn
 River IJssel
 27.5 Zutphen
29.2 Line to Winterswijk
29.6 Line to Hengelo
40.9 Line from Almelo
 43.5 Deventer
Line to Apeldoorn
 53.1 Olst
 59.6 Wijhe
Line from Almelo
Line from Amersfoort
73.5 Zwolle
Line to Kampen
Line to Emmen
 100.7 Meppel
Line to Groningen
114.5 Steenwijk
 127.0 Wolvega
 137.1 Heerenveen
 148.8 Akkrum
 153.7 Grou-Jirnsum
Lines from Harlingen and Stavoren
 166.2 Leeuwarden
 Line to Groningen

History

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

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

Closed stations

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

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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