Belgian railway line 125 explained

Belgian railway line 125
Status:	Operational
Locale:	Belgium
End:	Namur railway station
Open:	1850-1851
Operator:	National Railway Company of Belgium
Linelength:	60km (40miles)
Map State:	collapsed

The Belgian railway line 125 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Liège and Namur. Completed in 1851, the line runs 59.5 km.^[1] It runs along the northern (left) bank of the river Meuse.

Stations

The main interchange stations on line 125 are:

• Liège-Guillemins

to Brussels, Hasselt, Maastricht, Aachen, Marche-en-Famenne and Gouvy

• Namur

to Brussels, Luxembourg City, Dinant and Charleroi

Accidents and incidents

• On 3 July 2008, a passenger train was in a rear-end collision with a freight train at Huy, near Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse. Forty-two people were injured.^[2]
• On 5 June 2016, a passenger train was in a rear-end collision with a freight train at Hermalle-sous-Huy. Three people were killed and 36 were wounded, nine seriously.

See main article: Hermalle-sous-Huy train collision.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ligne 125: Liège-Guillemins - Namur. fr. BelRail.be. 9 August 2007.
2. Web site: Treinbotsing nabij Hoei: 42 gewonden . Train crash near Hoei, 42 wounded . Dutch . De Redactie . 3 July 2008 . 6 June 2016.