Apeldoorn – Deventer railway line
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Route length: | 15 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power system : | 1,500 V = | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Top speed: | 130 km / h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Apeldoorn – Deventer railway is a railway line between Apeldoorn and Deventer in the Netherlands . The railway line is an important freight link between Randstad and Germany as well as a busy railway line for passenger traffic. The length of the route is about 15 kilometers.
history
The first section of the line, between Apeldoorn and Twello , was opened on November 21, 1887. On September 1, 1888, the part between Twello and Deventer followed. The electrification took place in 1951. The top speed is 130 km / h.
Train traffic
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At the moment there is an InterCity train pair from Amsterdam to Apeldoorn every half hour, which will be extended to Deventer during peak hours . There are also InterCity trains from Amsterdam to Berlin , from The Hague to Enschede and a regional train from Apeldoorn to Enschede.
Web links
- spoorlijn Apeldoorn - Deventer. Retrieved July 23, 2010 (Dutch).