Den Dolder–Baarn railway

Den Dolder–Baarn railway
Stichtse lijn
Overview
Status Operational
Locale Utrecht, Netherlands
Termini Den Dolder railway station
52°08′25″N 5°14′32″E / 52.1402°N 5.2421°E / 52.1402; 5.2421 (Den Dolder railway station)
Baarn railway station
52°12′30″N 5°16′55″E / 52.2082°N 5.2820°E / 52.2082; 5.2820 (Baarn railway station)
Operation
Opened 27 June 1898
Operator(s) Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Technical
Line length 10.7 km (6.6 mi)
Number of tracks Single track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification 1.5 kV DC
Route map
 Line from Utrecht
 0.0 Den Dolder
Line to Amersfoort
 5.2 Soest Zuid
 6.1 Soest
 7.5 Soestdijk
Line from Amersfoort
 10.7 Baarn
 Line to Amsterdam and Hilversum

The Den Dolder–Baarn railway is a railway line in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands running from Den Dolder to Baarn, passing through Soest. It is also called the Sticht Line (Dutch: Stichtse lijn). Openend in 1898 in order to link Baarn with the city of Utrecht, it is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen and belongs to ProRail.

The railway line is 11 km long and was electrified in 1948. The line is single track, with a passing place at Soest station. The line has 5 stations: Den Dolder, Soest Zuid, Soest, Soestdijk and Baarn.

Service

Currently one service operates over the line:

Series Type Route Material Frequency
5500 Stoptrein Baarn – Soestdijk – Soest – Soest Zuid – Den Dolder – Bilthoven – Utrecht Overvecht – Utrecht Centraal DD-AR 2x per hour

Coordinates: 52°10′03″N 5°18′23″E / 52.1675°N 5.3064°E / 52.1675; 5.3064

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