Hilversum–Lunetten railway map, the most southern part (grey) nowadays being a bicycle path and the part below the Utrecht–Kampen railway not being used for commercial traffic anymore

The Hilversum–Lunetten railway is a railway in the Netherlands opened in 1874 and running from Hilversum station to Utrecht Centraal. Trains of the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij were initially running from Hilversum to Utrecht Lunetten, also serving Utrecht Biltstraat (demolished in 1961) and Utrecht Maliebaan; since 1939, all trains coming from Hilversum are going to Utrecht Centraal via a connection with the Utrecht–Kampen railway. It connects the Amsterdam–Zutphen with the Amsterdam–Arnhem railway.[1][2]

The railway was electrified between 1941 and 1942. Utrecht Maliebaan became the national railway museum in 1954 and the Maliebaan–Lunetten part of the railway became a bicycle path in 2017. Lunetten station is still in use, however nowadays being located further south on the Utrecht–Boxtel railway.

References

  1. ↑ Netverklaring ProRail 2013 (v1.4; bijlage 13 en 14) 23 May 2013. Dutch.
  2. ↑ De Oosterspoorbaan Gemeente Utrecht over de Oosterspoorbaan 19-04-2016 (in Dutch).

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