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
OwnerProrail
LocaleNetherlands
Termini
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+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification1.5 kV DC
Route map

km
0.0
Arnhem
0.5
Arnhem Velperpoort
Oberhausen–Arnhem railway to Oberhausen
000.0
4.2
Velp
8.0
Rheden
14.3
Dieren
Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij
to Apeldoorn
20.3
Brummen
IJssel River
27.5
Zutphen
29.2
to Winterswijk
29.6
Zutphen–Glanerbeek railway to Hengelo
40.9
43.5
Deventer
53.1
Olst
59.6
Wijhe
Utrecht–Kampen railway to Amersfoort
73.5
Zwolle
Utrecht–Kampen railway to Kampen
100.7
Meppel
Meppel–Groningen railway to Groningen
000.0
114.5
Steenwijk
127.0
Wolvega
137.1
Heerenveen
148.8
Akkrum
153.7
Grou-Jirnsum
166.2
Leeuwarden
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