Arnhem–Nijmegen railway

Arnhem–Nijmegen railway
Overview
Status Operational
Locale Netherlands
Termini Arnhem Centraal railway station
Nijmegen railway station
Operation
Opened 1879
Operator(s) Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Technical
Line length 17 km (11 mi)
Number of tracks double track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 1.5 kV DC
Route map
km
Line from Zutphen
Line from Oberhausen
Arnhem Velperpoort
0.0 Arnhem
Line to Utrecht
River Nederrijn
5.0 Arnhem Zuid
8.7 Elst
Line to Tiel
freight railway RotterdamZevenaar
14.6 Nijmegen Lent
River Waal
17.0 Nijmegen
Line to Venlo
Line to 's-Hertogenbosch

The Arnhem–Nijmegen railway is an important railway line in the Netherlands running from Arnhem to Nijmegen, passing through Elst. The line was opened in 1879. It crosses two branches of the river Rhine: the Nederrijn in Arnhem, and the Waal in Nijmegen.

Stations

The main interchange stations on the Arnhem–Nijmegen railway are:

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