Railway line Zwolle – Almelo

Zwolle - Almelo
Sprinter 7948 to Zwolle with NS 3428 + 3430 in Nijverdal, 2015
Route map
Route length:	44.8 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system :	1.5 kV  =
Top speed:	140 km / h
Dual track :	Wierden – Almelo
Legend from Utrecht and Apeldoorn from Kampen 0.000 Zwolle to Arnhem to Leeuwarden and to Stadskanaal 7.500 Laag Zuthem 12.408 Heino from Deventer 18.051 Raalte Overijssels canal 25.300 Haarle 30.100 Nijverdal West Neede - Hellendoorn 30.942 Nijverdal since 2013 31.700 Nijverdal until 2013 Regge from Deventer 39.800 Wierden Twentekanal from Mariënberg 44.500 Almelo to Salzbergen

The Zwolle – Almelo railway is a railway line between Zwolle and Almelo in the Netherlands, built at the end of the 19th century . It was opened on January 1, 1881. The route is single-track for the most part and is incident between Wierden and Almelo to the Deventer-Almelo railway which is double track and electrified.

history

Wierden station in earlier times

The railway line was built during the third wave of state construction of railway lines in the Netherlands, in which mainly regional rail connections were created. The Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen trains ran on the 1st January 1881 line .

The Deventer - Almelo railway was opened in 1888. This was used by HSM and ran between Wierden and Almelo train station, parallel to the Zwolle - Almelo line. After a few years, the two lines were merged and the line was double-tracked in this section.

The Almelo - Wierden line was electrified in 1951 together with the Deventer - Almelo line. In 1998 the section between Zwolle and Wierden was completely renewed. Among other things, the platforms will be rebuilt and the new ATB-NG train control system installed so that a new type of locomotive, the 3400 series , can be used on the route.

Raalte train station, 2007

Between December 2009 and April 1, 2013 the line was interrupted due to a tunnel being built in Nijverdal . For the duration of the construction work, which is estimated at more than three years, the railway line was used in two parts, namely between Zwolle and Nijverdal West and between Nijverdal and Almelo. The Nijverdal West station, which was provisionally laid out for the duration of the work, was dismantled after the tunnel was put into operation.

From October 2015 to October 2016, the company Volker Rail electrified the 40-kilometer section from Wierden to Zwolle. During this time, the substructure was examined for possible explosive charges that are said to have been placed there during the Second World War .

In December 2017, Keolis Nederland , at that time still operating under the name Syntus , took over the operation of the passenger trains with vehicles of the Stadler Flirt type . Previously, NS operated the half-hourly sprinter connection Enschede  - Zwolle with vehicles of the type DM90 on this route .

Web links

Commons : Railway line Zwolle - Almelo  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Spoorlijn Zwolle – Almelo. In: martijnvanvulpen.nl. (Dutch). 
• Overzicht van de spoorlijn Zwolle – Almelo. In: stationsweb.nl. (Dutch). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Spoorlijn Zwolle – Almelo. In: martijnvanvulpen.nl. Retrieved March 9, 2019 (Dutch). 
2. ^ Spoorlijn Deventer-Almelo. In: martijnvanvulpen.nl. Retrieved March 9, 2019 (Dutch). 
3. ↑ Persuitnodiging officiele opening station Nijverdal. In: prorail.nl. ProRail, March 18, 2013, accessed March 9, 2019 (Dutch). 
4. ↑ Rechtstreekse treinverbinding Zwolle-Enschede bijna klaar. In: prorail.nl. ProRail, March 1, 2013, accessed March 9, 2019 (Dutch). 
5. ↑ station Nijverdal West. In: stationsweb.nl. Retrieved March 10, 2019 (Dutch). 
6. ↑ Bovenleiding Zwolle-Wierden clear. In: prorail.nl. ProRail, October 16, 2016, accessed March 9, 2019 (Dutch). 
7. ↑ What is he quoted in de grond tussen Zwolle en Wierden? In: prorail.nl. ProRail, October 14, 2015, accessed March 9, 2019 (Dutch). 
8. ↑ 1,2,3 flirt maar! In: prorail.nl. ProRail, August 15, 2017, accessed March 9, 2019 (Dutch).