Belgian railway line 37

The Belgian railway line 37 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Liège to Aachen in Germany. Completed in 1843, the line runs 47.4 km in Belgium.[2] and another 6.8 km in Germany. It is the first and oldest crossborder Railwayline worldwide. Since 2009, high speed trains running between Brussels and Aachen use the HSL 3 instead of the line 37 between Chênée and Hergenrath.

Belgian railway line 37
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleBelgium, Germany
TerminiLiège-Guillemins
Aachen Hauptbahnhof
Operation
Opened1842-1843
Operator(s)National Railway Company of Belgium
Technical
Line length54 km (34 mi)
Number of tracksdouble track[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrificationsince 1966 3 kV DC
Operating speed140 km (87 mi)
Route map

 Line from Brussels
from Tongeren
 0.0 Liège-Guillemins
Line to Namur
 River Meuse
to Seraing
Line to Maastricht
 2.9 Angleur
to Marloie and Luxembourg
 4.1 Chênée
HSL 3 to Aachen
11.2 Trooz
 14.0 Fraipont
 15.5 Nessonvaux
from Spa
 20.5 Pepinster
24.9 Verviers-Central
25.6 Verviers-Palais
 31.7 Dolhain-Gileppe
HSL 3 Aachen – Liège
freight line from Montzen
 38.1 Welkenraedt
to Eupen
HSL 3 from Liège
 44.5 Hergenrath
47.4
77.0
 Border Belgium / Germany
Line from Mönchengladbach
 70.2 Aachen Hbf
 Line to Cologne

Stations

The main interchange stations on line 37 are:

  • Belgian railway line 37
  • Aachen Hauptbahnhof
  • Buschtunnel
  • Welkenraedt
  • Verviers Central
  • Pepinster
  • TGV on the Dolhain viaduct in 2007
  • Liège-Guillemins
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References
  1. "Technical network map" (PDF). Infrabel. 9 December 2007.
  2. "Ligne 37: Liège-Guillemins - Hergenrath - (D)". BelRail.be. 10 August 2007.
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