Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway explained

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Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway
Status:Operational
Locale:Netherlands
Start:Arnhem railway station
End:Leeuwarden railway station
Open:1868
Owner:Prorail
Operator:Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Linelength:166km (103miles)
Tracks:Arnhem–Deventer double-track,
Deventer–Olst single-track,
Olst-Leeuwarden double-track
Electrification:
Map State:collapsed

The Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Arnhem to Leeuwarden, passing through Deventer, Zwolle and Heerenveen. It is also called the Staatslijn A ("state line A") in Dutch. The part between Arnhem and Zwolle is sometimes called the IJssellijn ("IJssel line").

History

The line opened between 1865 and 1868. During the Second World War, the tracks between Deventer and Olst were removed by the German occupiers following the national railway strike from 1944 onwards. It had been a double-track section like the rest of the line, but was replaced post-war by a single track due to costs.

Stations

The main interchange stations on the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway are:

to Cologne, Utrecht, Tiel, Nijmegen and 's-Hertogenbosch

to Apeldoorn, Winterswijk and Hengelo

to Apeldoorn, Utrecht, Almelo and Berlin

to Groningen, Kampen, Amersfoort, Almelo and Emmen

to Groningen

to Groningen, Harlingen and Stavoren

Closed stations

Ittersum, Herculo, Windesheim, Herxen, Wijnvoorden, Bovendorp, De Boerhaar, Diepenveen West, Rande, De Platvoet, Boksbergerweg, Snippeling, Colmschate, Epse, Gorssel, Eefde, Hungerink-Mettray, Nieuwstad, Hoven, Voorstonden, Het Vosje, Weg naar Voorst, Leuvenheim, Spankeren, Villa Hofstetten, Ellecom, Klein Avegoor, Diepesteeg, Holleweg, Hotel Den Engel, De Steeg, Worth-Rheden, Hotel Naeff, Cafe Unie and Plattenburg.

Train services

The following train services use part of the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway: