Belgian railway line 130A

The Belgian railway line 130A is a railway line in Belgium connecting Charleroi with the French border near Erquelinnes. Completed in 1852, the line runs 29.3 km.[1] It runs along the river Sambre, crossing it several times. Beyond Erquelinnes, a French railway line continues towards Jeumont, Saint-Quentin and Paris. Until the opening of the Paris–Brussels–Cologne high-speed lines, international passenger trains between Paris and Cologne traveled along line 130A.

Belgian railway line 130A
A train at Jeumont station in 2008
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleBelgium
TerminiCharleroi-Sud railway station
French border near Erquelinnes
Service
Operator(s)National Railway Company of Belgium
History
Opened1852
Technical
Line length29 km (18 mi)
Number of tracksdouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC
Route map

km
Line from Namur
0.0 Charleroi-Sud
to Fleurus
Line to Brussels
to Couvin
4.1 Marchienne-Zône
8.0 Landelies
11.6 Hourpes
14.9 Thuin
16.9 Lobbes
21.8 Fontaine-Valmont
23.7 Labuissière
25.7 Solre-sur-Sambre
27.6 Erquelinnes-Village
29.1 Erquelinnes
29.3
239.6
border Belgium/France
Line to Jeumont and Paris

Stations

The main interchange stations on line 130A are:

References

  1. "Ligne 130: Namur - Charleroi-Sud". Belrail.be (in French). 9 August 2007.
Tracks of line 130A at Thuin train station
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