Belgian railway line 130A

Belgian railway line 130A
Overview
Status Operational
Locale Belgium
Termini Charleroi-Sud railway station
French border near Erquelinnes
Operation
Opened 1852
Operator(s) National Railway Company of Belgium
Technical
Line length 29 km (18 mi)
No. of tracks double track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) Standard gauge
Electrification 3 kV DC

The Belgian railway line 130A is a railway line in Belgium connecting Charleroi with the French border near Erquelinnes. Completed in 1852, the line runs 29.3 km.[1] It runs along the river Sambre, crossing it several times. Beyond Erquelinnes, a French railway line continues towards Jeumont, Saint-Quentin and Paris. Until the opening of the Paris–Brussels–Cologne high-speed lines, international passenger trains between Paris and Cologne traveled along line 130A.

Stations

The main interchange stations on line 130A are:

References