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Breda–Rotterdam railway

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Status
  
Operational

Line length
  
49 km (30 mi)

Locale
  
Netherlands

Opened
  
1866-1877

Electrification
  
1.5 kV DC

Operator
  
Nederlandse Spoorwegen

Number of tracks
  
Breda–Dordrecht double track, Dordrecht–Rotterdam four tracks

Track gauge
  
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) standard gauge

Terminis
  
Rotterdam Centraal station, Breda railway station

The Breda–Rotterdam railway is a heavily used railway line in the Netherlands running from Breda to Rotterdam, passing through Dordrecht. It is also called the Staatslijn I ("state line I") in Dutch. The line was opened between 1866 and 1877.

Stations

The main interchange stations on the Breda–Rotterdam railway are:

  • Breda: to Tilburg, Nijmegen, Roosendaal and Eindhoven
  • Dordrecht: to Roosendaal and Gorinchem
  • Rotterdam Centraal: to The Hague, Utrecht and Amsterdam

    • References

    Breda–Rotterdam railway Wikipedia
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