Railway line Mariënberg – Almelo

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Mariënberg – Almelo
Route of the Mariënberg – Almelo railway line
Map of the route
Route length: 18.8 km
Gauge : 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Top speed: 80 km / h
Dual track : single track
Legend
Route - straight ahead
 Route from Stadskanaal
Station, station
 0.0 Mariënberg
   
 Route to Zwolle
   
 3.8 Geerdijk
Station, station
 6.0 Vroomshoop
Bridge over watercourse (medium)
 Linderbeek
Station, station
 7.8 Daarlerveen
   
 10.1 Westerhoeve
Station, station
 12.5 Vriezenveen
   
 15.4 Bedrijvenpark Twente railway line
   
 16.2 Aadorp
   
 Twentekanal
   
 Stretches from Zwolle and Deventer
Station, station
 18.8 Almelo
Route - straight ahead
 Route to Salzbergen

The Mariënberg – Almelo railway was opened on October 1, 1906 and connects Mariënberg station with Almelo station in the Netherlands . The railway line is single-track with crossings in Vroomshoop and Vriezenveen.

history

Vroomshoop station (1998)

The railway line is a branch of the Zwolle – Stadskanaal railway line , it was created by the Noordoosterlocaalspoorweg-Maatschappij (NOLS). At the beginning of the 20th century, the line was a decisive part of the connection between Twente and the port in Delfzijl . Even before the Second World War, parts of the NOLS rail network were closed and the Mariënberg – Almelo line also lost its importance. The line has never had an important function for passenger traffic, until 1996 the transport of oil from Schoonebeek to Pernis was more important .

In addition to passenger traffic, the line is still used for freight traffic to Coevorden .

Train stations

Platform in Almelo for this line

The following train stations are on the route:

  • Mariënberg station , built in 1903 NOLS, type NOLS 1st class
  • Geerdijk station (formerly Vroomshoop-Geerdijk), no station building
  • Vroomshoop station (formerly Den Ham-Vroomshoop), built in 1905 NOLS, type NOLS 2nd class
  • Daarlerveen Station (formerly Boldijk en Daarle), a station building
  • Vriezenveen station, no station building (demolished 1984)
  • Almelo station , 1962, NS , designed by Koenraad van der Gaast

Geerdijk train station was closed on April 30, 2016 after it had been discussed for a long time because only 50 people used the station in passenger counts in 2005.

business

Mariënberg station with a "Veenexxpres"

Mariënberg – Almelo was the first railway line in the Netherlands to be privatized. In 1998, Oostnet took over rail operations from the Nederlandse Spoorwegen . Oostnet took the Plan-X train on the route. This was the last route in the Netherlands on which Plan X trains were in operation as scheduled.

From 2002 the route was used by Connexion, who rented two "Wadlopers" for this traffic. Wadloper was changed to "Veenexxpres". Syntus later drove on behalf of Connexion. Two LINT trains were bought and painted red.

From December 2013 to December 2027 Template: future / in 5 yearsruns Arriva between Almelo and Hardenberg.

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