Maastricht–Venlo railway

The Maastricht–Venlo railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Maastricht to Venlo, passing through Sittard and Roermond. The line was opened in 1865. It is part of the Staatslijn "E".

Maastricht–Venlo railway
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleThe Netherlands
TerminiMaastricht railway station
Venlo railway station
Service
Operator(s)Nederlandse Spoorwegen
History
Opened1865
Technical
Line length70 km (43 mi)
Number of tracksdouble track (Maastricht–Roermond),
single track (Roermond–Venlo)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification1.5 kV DC
Route map
 Line from Liège
 0.0 Maastricht
to Hasselt
to Heerlen
6.4 Bunde
 13.9 Beek-Elsloo
freight line from Stein
 18.0 Geleen-Lutterade
Line from Heerlen
 21.9 Sittard
freight line to Born
 28.5 Susteren
 33.0 Echt
freight line from Mönchengladbach
 46.3 Roermond
Line to Eindhoven
51.7 Swalmen
 58.1 Reuver
 65.1 Tegelen
line from Viersen and Düsseldorf
 70.0 Venlo
 River Meuse
 Lines to Eindhoven and Nijmegen

Stations

The main interchange stations on the Maastricht–Venlo railway are:

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