Liège–Maastricht railway

Liège–Maastricht railway

Liège-Maastricht railway connection
Overview
Status Operational
Locale The Netherlands and Belgium
Termini Liège-Guillemins railway station
Maastricht railway station
Operation
Opened 1861
Operator(s) National Railway Company of Belgium
Technical
Line length 29 km (18 mi)
No. of tracks double track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 3 kV DC
Route map
Legend
Line from Brussels
0.0 Liège-Guillemins
Line to Namur
River Meuse
to Seraing
1.5
0.0
Line to Aachen
River Ourthe
4.9 Bressoux
17.7 Visé
to freight line TongerenAachen
18.2 Belgium / Netherlands
19.8 Eijsden
27.2 Maastricht Randwyck
28.8 Maastricht
to Heerlen
Line to Roermond

The Liège–Maastricht railway (railway line 40 in the Belgian numbering plan) is a railway line running from Liège in Belgium to Maastricht in the Netherlands. The line was opened in 1861.

Stations

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

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