Elst–Dordrecht railway

Elst–Dordrecht railway
Overview
Status Operational
Locale The Netherlands
Termini Elst railway station
Dordrecht railway station
Operation
Opened 1882 - 1885
Operator(s) Nederlandse Spoorwegen,
Arriva, Syntus
Technical
Line length 92.8 km (57.7 mi)
No. of tracks Double track (Vork–Geldermalsen)
Single track (Elst–Vork,
Geldermalsen–Dordrecht)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) Standard gauge
Electrification 1.5 kV DC (Tiel–Dordrecht)

The Elst–Dordrecht railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Elst to Dordrecht, passing through Tiel, Geldermalsen and Gorinchem. It is also called the Betuwelijn ("Betuwe" line) or Merwede-Lingelijn ("Merwede-Linge line") in Dutch. It is operated by Arriva, Syntus and Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

Timeline

Future

In the future there are plans for several new stations. They are planned to open in 2012.

These are:

A quarter hourly service now operated between Gorinchem and Dordrecht, by building passing loops at Dordrecht Stadspolders and Boven-Hardinxveld.

Train services