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
Termini
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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