Elst–Dordrecht railway

The Elst–Dordrecht railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Elst to Dordrecht, passing through Tiel, Geldermalsen and Gorinchem. It is also called the Betuwelijn (Batavia line). MerwedeLingelijn is the name of the western part between Dordrecht and Geldermalsen, which is operated by Qbuzz. Tiel - Elst as part of the service Tiel - Arnhem is operated by Arriva and Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) operates Geldermalsen - Tiel as part of the service Utrecht - Tiel. The railway connects to the Arnhem–Nijmegen railway in Elst. There were two connections to the Arnhem–Nijmegen railway in the past from the junction near Vork station; one to Elst and towards Nijmegen connecting near Ressen. The Nijmegen junction was used until 1990 and torn down during construction of the Betuweroute in order of creating a junction between the Betuweroute from Rotterdam and the Arnhem–Nijmegen railway towards both Arnhem and Nijmegen.

Elst–Dordrecht railway
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleNetherlands
Termini
Service
Operator(s)Nederlandse Spoorwegen,
Arriva,
Qbuzz
History
Opened1882 - 1885
Technical
Line length92.8 km (57.7 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track (Vork–Kesteren,
Wadenoijen–Geldermalsen,
Dordrecht Stadspolders–Dordrecht)
Single track (Elst–Vork,
Kesteren–Wadenoijen,
Geldermalsen–Dordrecht Stadspolders)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification1.5 kV DC (Tiel–Dordrecht)
Route map

Line from Arnhem
0.0
Elst
Line to Nijmegen
11.1
Zetten-Andelst
14.5
Hemmen-Dodewaard
17.0
Opheusden
20.7
Kesteren
to Rhenen
Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
32.8
Tiel
35.0
Tiel Passewaaij
Line from 's-Hertogenbosch
44.7
Geldermalsen
River Linge
Line to Utrecht
51.5
Beesd
58.3
Leerdam
65.7
Arkel
70.4
Gorinchem
79.8
Hardinxveld-Giessendam
81.2
Hardinxveld Blauwe Zoom
83.8
Sliedrecht
87.0
Sliedrecht Baanhoek
River Beneden Merwede
90.7
Dordrecht Stadspolders
Line from Breda
92.8
Dordrecht
Line to Rotterdam
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