BETUWEROUTE

The 'Betuweroute' is a freight railway from Rotterdam to Germany. It is named after the Betuwe area through which it passes.

Contents

History

Technical specifications

Trajectory

Municipalities

External links

History

After roughly 9 years of construction and exceeding the original budget (of 2.53 billion), it was opened on June 16th 2007 by Queen Beatrix.

Technical specifications

The route is electrified with 25kVAC and secured with the ERTMS2 security system.

Trajectory

The route is a direct line from the Maasvlakte to Zevenaar, connecting the Europoort to Germany.
Compared with the previous rail route between Barendrecht and Elst the main deviations are:

★ it passes on the north side of Zwijndrecht and Papendrecht

★ it passes on the north side of Gorinchem and the south side of Leerdam

★ it passes on the north side of Tiel
From the south side of Elst it goes straight to Zevenaar.

Municipalities

Municipalities it passes:

★ Alblasserdam

★ Barendrecht

★ Bemmel

★ Buren

★ Duiven

★ Geldermalsen

★ Giessenlanden

★ Gorinchem

★ Graafstroom

★ Hardinxveld-Giessendam

★ Heerjansdam

★ Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht

★ Lingewaal

★ Neder-Betuwe

★ Neerijnen

★ Nijmegen

★ Overbetuwe

★ Papendrecht

★ Rijnwaarden

★ Rotterdam

★ Sliedrecht

★ Tiel

★ Zevenaar

★ Zwijndrecht

External links

★ Betuweroute, official website

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★ Map of route