Maastricht–Venlo railway

Maastricht–Venlo railway
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	The Netherlands
Termini	Maastricht railway station Venlo railway station
Service
Operator(s)	Nederlandse Spoorwegen
History
Opened	1865
Technical
Line length	70 km (43 mi)
Number of tracks	double track (Maastricht–Roermond), single track (Roermond–Venlo)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1.5 kV DC
Route map Legend Line from Liège 0.0 Maastricht to Hasselt to Heerlen 6.4 Bunde 13.9 Beek-Elsloo freight line from Stein 18.0 Geleen-Lutterade Line from Heerlen 21.9 Sittard freight line to Born 28.5 Susteren 33.0 Echt freight line from Mönchengladbach 46.3 Roermond Line to Eindhoven 51.7 Swalmen 58.1 Reuver 65.1 Tegelen line from Viersen and Düsseldorf 70.0 Venlo River Meuse Lines to Eindhoven and Nijmegen

The Maastricht–Venlo railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Maastricht to Venlo, passing through Sittard and Roermond. The line opened in 1865. It is part of the Staatslijn "E".^[1]

The main interchange stations on the Maastricht–Venlo railway are:

• Maastricht: to Liège and Heerlen
• Sittard: to Heerlen
• Roermond: to Eindhoven
• Venlo: to Eindhoven, Düsseldorf and Nijmegen