Liège–Maastricht railway
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.
| 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) | ||
| Number of tracks | double track | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 3 kV DC | ||
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Stations
The main interchange stations on the Liège–Maastricht railway are:
- Liège: to Brussels, Aachen, Namur, Luxembourg and Hasselt
- Maastricht: to Heerlen, Roermond , Eindhoven, Amsterdam
Local stations are in Bressoux and Visé, Belgium, and in Eijsden and Randwyck on the Dutch side.
Electrification
The line has overhead power of 1500 V DC in the Netherlands, 3000 V DC in Belgium; the break of voltage occurs just to the North of the frontier, on Dutch territory.
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