Meppel – Groningen railway line

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Meppel-Groningen
Section of the Meppel – Groningen railway line
Route length: 77 km
Gauge : 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system : 1.5 kV  =
Top speed: 140 km / h
Legend
Route - straight ahead
 from Arnhem
Station, station
 0 Meppel
   
 to Leeuwarden
Bridge (medium)
 A 32
Bridge (medium)
 A 28
Station, station
 20th Hoogeveen
Station, station
 34 Hatching
Road bridge
 A 33
Station, station
 49 Aces
   
 Provincial border Drenthe - Groningen
   
 to Nieuweschans GV only
Station, station
 71 Haren
   
 by Nieuweschans
Station, station
 74 Groningen Europapark
Station, station
 77 Groningen
Route - straight ahead
 to Delfzijl and Harlingen

The Meppel – Groningen railway , also Staatslijn C , is a double-track, electrified main line in the Netherlands and runs from Meppel via Hoogeveen and Assen to Groningen .

The approximately 77 km long railway line is one of the most important connections in the north of the Netherlands.

history

The line was opened on May 1, 1870 and electrified in 1952. The top speed is 140 km / h.

Train traffic

Intercity trains are currently running on the route from Groningen to Schiphol and Den Haag Centraal . Also the Stoptrein of Groningen. This ends in Zwolle .

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