Maastricht–Venlo railway

Maastricht–Venlo railway
Overview
Status Operational
Locale The Netherlands
Termini Maastricht railway station
Venlo railway station
Operation
Opened 1865
Operator(s) Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Technical
Line length 70 km (43 mi)
Number of tracks double track (Maastricht–Roermond),
single track (Roermond–Venlo)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification 1.5 kV DC
Route map
Legend
 Line from Liège
 0.0 Maastricht
to Hasselt
to Heerlen
6.4 Bunde
 13.9 Beek-Elsloo
freight line from Stein
 18.0 Geleen-Lutterade
Line from Heerlen
 21.9 Sittard
freight line to Born
 28.5 Susteren
 33.0 Echt
freight line from Mönchengladbach
 46.3 Roermond
Line to Eindhoven
51.7 Swalmen
 58.1 Reuver
 65.1 Tegelen
line from Viersen and Düsseldorf
 70.0 Venlo
 River Meuse
 Lines to Eindhoven and Nijmegen

The Maastricht–Venlo railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Maastricht to Venlo, passing through Sittard and Roermond. The line was opened in 1865. It is part of the Staatslijn "E".

Stations

The main interchange stations on the Maastricht–Venlo railway are:

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