Breda–Eindhoven railway

The Breda–Eindhoven railway is an important railway line in the Netherlands running from Breda railway station to Eindhoven railway station, passing through Tilburg railway station and Boxtel railway station. The line was opened between 1863 and 1866. It is part of the Staatslijn "E".

Breda–Eindhoven railway
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleNetherlands
TerminiBreda railway station
Eindhoven railway station
Service
Operator(s)Nederlandse Spoorwegen
History
Opened1863–1866
Technical
Line length59 km (37 mi)
Number of tracksdouble track (Breda–Boxtel),
four tracks (Boxtel–Eindhoven)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification1.5 kV DC
Route map
 Line from Rotterdam
from Roosendaal
 0.0 Breda
 11.0 Gilze-Rijen
 15.9 Tilburg Reeshof
 19.8 Tilburg Universiteit
 22.1 Tilburg
Line to 's-Hertogenbosch
 28.5 Oisterwijk
Line from 's-Hertogenbosch
 39.1 Boxtel
48.8 Best
56.9 Eindhoven Beukenlaan
 Eindhoven Stadion
 58.9 Eindhoven
Line to Weert
 Line to Venlo

Stations

The main interchange stations on the Breda–Eindhoven railway are:

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