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Belgian railway line 37





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The Belgian railway line 37 is a railway lineinBelgium connecting LiègetoAacheninGermany. Completed in 1843, the line runs 47.4 km in Belgium.[2] and another 6.8 km in Germany. It is the first and oldest cross-border railway line worldwide. Since 2009, high speed trains running between Brussels and Aachen use the HSL 3 instead of the line 37 between Chênée and Hergenrath.

Belgian railway line 37
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleBelgium, Germany
Termini
  • Aachen Hauptbahnhof
  • Service
    Operator(s)National Railway Company of Belgium
    History
    Opened1842-1843
    Technical
    Line length54 km (34 mi)
    Number of tracksdouble track[1]
    Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
    Electrificationsince 1966 3 kV DC
    Operating speed140 km (87 mi)

    Route map

    km

    0.0
    Liège-Guillemins

    River Meuse

    2.9
    Angleur

    4.1
    Chênée

    11.2
    Trooz

    14.0
    Fraipont

    15.5
    Nessonvaux

    toSpa

    20.5
    Pepinster

    24.9
    Verviers-Central

    25.6
    Verviers-Palais

    31.7
    Dolhain-Gileppe

    freight line to Montzen

    38.1
    Welkenraedt

    44.5
    Hergenrath

    47.4
    77.0
    border

    70.2
    Aachen Hauptbahnhof

    km
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  • Stations

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    The main interchange stations on line 37 are:

    References

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    1. ^ "Technical network map" (PDF). Infrabel. 9 December 2007.
  • ^ "Ligne 37: Liège-Guillemins - Hergenrath - (D)". BelRail.be. 10 August 2007.

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    Last edited on 11 May 2024, at 06:21  





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