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Belgian railway line 130A

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Status
  
Operational

Opened
  
1852

Number of tracks
  
double track

Locale
  
Belgium

Line length
  
29 km (18 mi)

Belgian railway line 130A

Termini
  
Charleroi-Sud railway station French border near Erquelinnes

Operator
  
National Railway Company of Belgium

The Belgian railway line 130A is a railway line in Belgium connecting Charleroi with the French border near Erquelinnes. Completed in 1852, the line runs 29.3 km. It runs along the river Sambre, crossing it several times. Beyond Erquelinnes, a French railway line continues towards Jeumont, Saint-Quentin and Paris. Until the opening of the Paris–Brussels–Cologne high-speed lines, international passenger trains between Paris and Cologne traveled along line 130A.

Stations

The main interchange stations on line 130A are:

  • Charleroi-Sud: to Brussels, Ottignies, Couvin, Namur and Mons
  • Erquelinnes: to Jeumont
  • References

    Belgian railway line 130A Wikipedia