Belgian railway line 37

The Belgian railway line 37 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Liège to Aachen in Germany. Completed in 1843, the line runs 47.4 km in Belgium. and another 6.8 km in Germany. It is the first and oldest cross-border railway line worldwide. Since 2009, high speed trains running between Brussels and Aachen use the HSL 3 instead of the line 37 between Chênée and Hergenrath.

Belgian railway line 37
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleBelgium, Germany
Termini
Service
Operator(s)National Railway Company of Belgium
History
Opened1842-1843
Technical
Line length54 km (34 mi)
Number of tracksdouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrificationsince 1966 3 kV DC
Operating speed140 km (87 mi)
Route map

km
to Tongeren
0.0
Liège-Guillemins
River Meuse
to Seraing
Liège–Maastricht railway to Maastricht
2.9
Angleur
to Marloie and Luxembourg
4.1
Chênée
11.2
Trooz
14.0
Fraipont
15.5
Nessonvaux
to Spa
20.5
Pepinster
24.9
Verviers-Central
25.6
Verviers-Palais
31.7
Dolhain-Gileppe
freight line to Montzen
38.1
Welkenraedt
HSL 3 to Liège
44.5
Hergenrath
47.4
77.0
70.2
Aachen Hauptbahnhof
km
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