Belgian railway line 125

The Belgian railway line 125 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Liège and Namur. Completed in 1851, the line runs 59.5 km.[1] It runs along the northern (left) bank of the river Meuse.

Belgian railway line 125
A passenger train at Andenne station in 2010
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Belgium
Termini	Liège-Guillemins railway station Namur railway station
Operation
Opened	1850-1851
Operator(s)	National Railway Company of Belgium
Technical
Line length	60 km (37 mi)
Number of tracks	double track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3 kV DC
Route map Line from Brussels from Tongeren 0.0 Liège-Guillemins Lines to Maastricht, Aachen and Luxembourg 2.9 Sclessin 6.4 Pont-de-Seraing 7.3 Jemeppe-sur-Meuse 9.3 Flémalle-Grande 10.0 Leman 11.2 Flémalle-Haute 15.3 Engis 21.2 Haute-Flône 22.5 Amay 24.9 Ampsin 29.4 Huy freight line from Marchin 30.4 Statte freight line to Moha 32.7 Bas-Oha 40.3 Andenne 41.7 Château-de-Seilles 46.5 Sclaigneaux 48.8 Namêche 51.5 Marche-les-Dames Line from Luxembourg and Dinant 59.5 Namur Line to Brussels Line to Charleroi

Stations

The main interchange stations on line 125 are:

• Liège-Guillemins: to Brussels, Hasselt, Maastricht, Aachen, Marche-en-Famenne and Gouvy
• Namur: to Brussels, Luxembourg, Dinant and Charleroi

Accidents and incidents

• On 3 July 2008, a passenger train was in a rear-end collision with a freight train at Huy, near Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse. Forty-two people were injured.[2]
• On 5 June 2016, a passenger train was in a rear-end collision with a freight train at Hermalle-sous-Huy. Three people were killed and 36 were wounded, nine seriously.

Main article: Hermalle-sous-Huy train collision

References

1. "Ligne 125: Liège-Guillemins - Namur". BelRail.be (in French). 9 August 2007.
2. "Treinbotsing nabij Hoei: 42 gewonden" [Train crash near Hoei, 42 wounded] (in Dutch). De Redactie. 3 July 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2016.