Deventer-Almelo railway
A NS Mat '64 before arriving at Deventer
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleNetherlands
Termini
Stations6
Service
Operator(s)Nederlandse Spoorwegen
History
Opened1 September 1888
Technical
Line length38.5 km (23.9 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification1.5 kV DC
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph)
Route map
km
Apeldoorn–Deventer railway
to Apeldoorn
Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway
to Zwolle
0.0
 Deventer
Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway
to Arnhem
3.8
 Deventer Colmschate
18.7
 Holten
26.1
 Rijssen
to Zwolle
33.8
 Wierden
to Mariënberg
38.5
 Almelo
Almelo-Salzbergen railway
to Hengelo

The Deventer–Almelo railway is an important Dutch railway line, that connects Deventer with Almelo, Netherlands.

History

The railway was opened by the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Locaalspoorweg-Maatschappij (KNLS) on 1 September 1888, with construction starting in 1887. When the line opened it offered a direct link to Germany via the Almelo-Salzbergen railway. The line was electrified in 1951.

Route

The line leaves Deventer in an easterly direction towards Almelo, shortly after leaving, the Staatslijn A to Zutphen leaves in a southerly direction. The line continues travelling through the countryside and a few towns. At Wierden the line from Zwolle joins on and the line continues. On approaching Almelo the line from Mariënberg also joins. The station arrives at Almelo, where the railway becomes the Almelo-Salzbergen railway continues east.

Train services

The Deventer–Almelo railway is used by the following passenger services:

  • International services on the whole line (Schiphol - Berlin)
  • Intercity services on the whole line (Schiphol/The Hague/Rotterdam - Enschede)
  • Stoptrein services on the whole line (Apeldoorn - Enschede)

Train types

A wide variety of trains can be found regularly on the Almelo-Salzbergen railway:

  • NS Class 1700 on the Schiphol - Berlin service on the whole line
  • NS Koploper on the Schiphol/The Hague/Rotterdam - Enschede on the whole line
  • NS Sprinter on the Apeldoorn - Enschede service on the whole line
  • NS Buffel on the Zwolle - Enschede service between Wierden and Almelo

There are also large numbers of freight trains operating along the line.

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