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Line from Liège, Belgium to Aachen, Germany
Belgian railway line 37
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleBelgium, Germany
Termini
Service
Services
Legend
km
Belgian railway line 36 to Brussels enlarge…
to Tongeren
0.0 Liège-Guillemins
Belgian railway line 125 to Namur
River Meuse
to Seraing
Liège–Maastricht railway to Maastricht
2.9 Angleur
to Marloie and Luxembourg
4.1 Chênée
HSL 3 to Aachen enlarge…
11.2 Trooz
14.0 Fraipont
15.5 Nessonvaux
to Spa
20.5 Pepinster
24.9 Verviers-Central
25.6 Verviers-Palais
31.7 Dolhain-Gileppe
HSL 3 enlarge…
freight line to Montzen
38.1 Welkenraedt
to Eupen
HSL 3 to Liège enlarge…
44.5 Hergenrath
47.4
77.0
Belgium
Germany
border
Aachen–Mönchengladbach railway
to Mönchengladbach
70.2 Aachen Hauptbahnhof
Cologne–Aachen high-speed railway
to Cologne
enlarge…
km
This diagram:
Operator(s)National Railway Company of Belgium
History
Opened1842-1843
Technical
Line length54 km (34 mi)
Number of tracksdouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrificationsince 1966 3 kV DC
Operating speed140 km (87 mi)
Route map

Legend
km
Belgian railway line 36 to Brussels enlarge…
to Tongeren
0.0 Liège-Guillemins
Belgian railway line 125 to Namur
River Meuse
to Seraing
Liège–Maastricht railway to Maastricht
2.9 Angleur
to Marloie and Luxembourg
4.1 Chênée
HSL 3 to Aachen enlarge…
11.2 Trooz
14.0 Fraipont
15.5 Nessonvaux
to Spa
20.5 Pepinster
24.9 Verviers-Central
25.6 Verviers-Palais
31.7 Dolhain-Gileppe
HSL 3 enlarge…
freight line to Montzen
38.1 Welkenraedt
to Eupen
HSL 3 to Liège enlarge…
44.5 Hergenrath
47.4
77.0
Belgium
Germany
border
Aachen–Mönchengladbach railway
to Mönchengladbach
70.2 Aachen Hauptbahnhof
Cologne–Aachen high-speed railway
to Cologne
enlarge…
km
This diagram:

The Belgian railway line 37 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Liège to Aachen in Germany. Completed in 1843, the line runs 47.4 km in Belgium. and another 6.8 km in Germany. It is the first and oldest cross-border railway line worldwide. Since 2009, high speed trains running between Brussels and Aachen use the HSL 3 instead of the line 37 between Chênée and Hergenrath.

Stations

The main interchange stations on line 37 are:

  • Belgian railway line 37
  • Aachen Hauptbahnhof Aachen Hauptbahnhof
  • Buschtunnel Buschtunnel
  • Welkenraedt Welkenraedt
  • Verviers Central Verviers Central
  • Pepinster Pepinster
  • TGV on the Dolhain viaduct in 2007 TGV on the Dolhain viaduct in 2007
  • Liège-Guillemins Liège-Guillemins

References

  1. "Technical network map" (PDF). Infrabel. 9 December 2007.
  2. "Ligne 37: Liège-Guillemins - Hergenrath - (D)". BelRail.be. 10 August 2007.


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