Amsterdam–Arnhem railway

The Amsterdam–Arnhem railway, also referred to as the Amsterdam–Elten railway or Rhijnspoorweg in Dutch (English: Rhine railway), is an important railway that connects Amsterdam in the Netherlands with Utrecht and Arnhem, and continues into Germany.

Amsterdam–Arnhem railway
Rhijnspoorweg
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleNetherlands, Germany
Termini
Stations23
Service
Operator(s)Nederlandse Spoorwegen
History
Opened1843–1856
Technical
Line length118.6 km (73.7 mi)
Number of tracks
  • 4 (Amsterdam Bijlmer–Utrecht Centraal)
  • 2 (Amsterdam Centraal–Amsterdam Bijlmer;
    Utrecht Centraal–Elten)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification1.5 kV DC Catenary
Operating speed
  • 140 km/h (87 mph), Amsterdam Centraal–Bijlmer
  • 160 km/h (99 mph), Amsterdam Bijlmer–Utrecht
  • 140 km/h (87 mph), Utrecht–Arnhem
  • 130 km/h (81 mph), Arnhem–Elten
Route map

Line to Haarlem and Schiphol
Amsterdam Centraal
Amsterdam Dijksgracht sidings
Amsterdam Muiderpoort
Line to Amersfoort
Amsterdam Amstel
Line to Weesp
Duivendrecht
Line to Schiphol
Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA
Amsterdam Holendrecht
Abcoude
Breukelen
Line to Rotterdam
Maarssen
Utrecht Zuilen
Utrecht Cartesiusweg sidings
Line from Rotterdam
Line from Amersfoort
Utrecht Centraal
Line from Hilversum
Line to 's-Hertogenbosch
Bunnik
Driebergen-Zeist
Maarn
Line to Rhenen
Veenendaal-De Klomp
Line from Amersfoort
Ede-Wageningen
Wolfheze
Oosterbeek
Line from Nijmegen
Arnhem sidings
Arnhem
Arnhem Velperpoort
Line to Zutphen
Duiven
Zevenaar
Line to Winterswijk
freight line from Rotterdam
Dutch - German border
Emmerich
Line to Oberhausen
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