Belgian railway line 162

Belgian railway line 162
Express Vauban in Florée in 2011
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Belgium
Termini	Namur railway station Luxembourg border near Arlon
Operation
Opened	1858-1859
Operator(s)	National Railway Company of Belgium
Technical
Line length	147 km (91 mi)
Number of tracks	double track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3 kV DC
Route map km Line from Brussels Line from Charleroi 0.0 Namur Line to Liège River Meuse to Dinant 2.1 Jambes-Est 5.0 Dave-Saint-Martin 7.8 Naninne 10.9 Sart-Bernard 14.0 Courrière 16.7 Assesse 18.3 Florée 20.5 Natoye from Yvoir 29.0 Ciney 32.0 Leignon 32.9 Chapois 39.1 Haversin 48.9 Aye from Liège 51.2 Marloie 57.6 Jemelle 60.0 Forrières 65.9 Grupont 76.2 Poix-Saint-Hubert from Bertrix 89.7 Libramont to Bastogne 98.5 Neufchâteau 114.8 Marbehan freight line to Virton 121.6 Habay 132.7 Stockem 134.0 Viville 135.8 Arlon to Athus 146.8 18.8 Border Belgium / Luxembourg Line to Luxembourg

The Belgian railway line 162 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Namur to the Luxembourg border at Sterpenich (Arlon). Completed in 1859, the line runs 146.8 km.^[1] Together with the Belgian railway line 161 (Brussels – Namur) and the CFL Line 50 (Sterpenich – Luxembourg (city)), it forms the important rail link between Brussels and Luxembourg.

Stations

The main interchange stations on line 162 are:

• Namur: to Brussels, Liège, Dinant and Charleroi
• Marloie: to Marche-en-Famenne and Liège
• Libramont: to Bertrix and Virton
• Arlon: to Athus and Rodange

References

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