Box Width: | auto |
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").
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.
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
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.
The following train services use part of the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway: