Utrecht–Rotterdam railway

Utrecht–Rotterdam railway
Overview
Status Operational
Locale The Netherlands
Termini Utrecht Centraal railway station
Rotterdam Centraal railway station
Operation
Opened 1855–1858
Operator(s) Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Technical
Line length 56 km (35 mi)
No. of tracks double track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 1.5 kV DC
Route map
Legend
Line from 's-Hertogenbosch
Line from Arnhem
0.0 Utrecht Centraal
Line to Amersfoort
Line to Amsterdam
Utrecht Cartesiusweg sidings
4.8 Utrecht Terwijde
7.1 Vleuten
Line from Breukelen
15.8 Woerden
Line to Alphen a/d Rijn and Leiden
29.6 Gouda Goverwelle
32.1 Gouda
Line to Alphen a/d Rijn and Leiden
Line to Den Haag
41.2 Nieuwerkerk a/d IJssel
43.8 Capelle Schollevaar
45.9 Rotterdam Alexander
Rotterdam Noord depot
50.9 Rotterdam Noord
High speed line from Amsterdam
Line to Den Haag and Hoek van Holland
55.9 Rotterdam Centraal
Line to Dordrecht

The Utrecht–Rotterdam railway is a heavily used railway line in the Netherlands, running from Utrecht to Rotterdam, passing through Gouda. The line was opened between 1855 and 1858. The western terminus was originally the Rotterdam Maas station. In 1899, a connection with the Rotterdam Delftse Poort station (the present Rotterdam Centraal station) was made. In 1953 a new line was opened between Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel and Rotterdam Centraal; the now obsolete Maas station was closed.

Stations

The main interchange stations on the Utrecht–Rotterdam railway are:

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