Athus – Libramont railway line
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Route number : | 165 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Route length: | 81.3 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power system : | 25 kV 50 Hz ~ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Top speed: |
Athus – Virton: 70 km / h Virton – Libramont: 90 km / h |
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The Athus – Libramont railway is a main line in the Ardennes in Belgium . The approximately 80 km long double-track line connects Athus via Virton and Bertrix with Libramont . Except for the area around Libramont station that is electrified with 3 kV , the line is completely electrified with 25 kV 50 Hz alternating current.
history
The route was opened in four sections between 1877 and 1882 starting from Athus:
- Athus – Signeulx on January 20, 1877
- Signeulx – Florenville on March 26, 1879
- Florenville – Bertrix on December 20, 1880
- Bertrix – Libramont on August 21, 1882
It was planned to equip the Athus – Bertrix section with ETCS by 2015 .
business
On the entire route from Arlon via Athus, Virton and Betrix to Libramont, an L- train runs every two hours during the week . At the weekend only the section between Virton and Libramont is served, the rest is without passenger traffic. The Libramont – Dinant L train, which also runs every two hours, runs hourly between Libramont and Bertrix. Electric multiple units of the Desiro Mainline type are used on both lines . Class 41 diesel multiple units operated on this line until the timetable change in December 2012 and also served Rodange , Luxembourg, where they turned heads .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Technical network map p.104 In: infrabel.be . (PDF; 2.1 MB)
- ↑ Map S104-0 ( Memento of March 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF document; 1.8 MB)
- ↑ Network Statement 2011 & 2012 - Annex C.7 (PDF file)
- ↑ beluxtrains.net , query from June 28, 2013.