Amsterdam–Haarlem–Rotterdam railway

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Amsterdam–Haarlem–Rotterdam railway
Oude Lijn
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Overview
StatusOperational
Locale Netherlands
Termini
Service
Operator(s) Nederlandse Spoorwegen
History
Opened1839–1847
Technical
Line length86 km (53 mi)
Number of tracks Double track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 1.5 kV DC
Route map

Contents

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Line from Amersfoort
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Line to Utrecht Gnome-searchtool.svg
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Amsterdam Muiderpoort
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from port of Amsterdam
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Line from Schiphol Airport
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Amsterdam Sloterdijk
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Amsterdam Sloterdijk (Hemboog)
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Line to Zaandam
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River Liede
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Haarlem Spaarnwoude
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River Spaarne
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Haarlem
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to Uitgeest
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to Zandvoort
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Heemstede-Aerdenhout
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Hillegom
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Voorhout
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Line from Schiphol Airport
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Leiden Centraal
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to Woerden
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River Oude Rijn
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De Vink
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Voorschoten
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Den Haag Mariahoeve
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Line from Zoetermeer and Rotterdam
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Den Haag Laan van NOI
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Den Haag Centraal
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Line to Gouda
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Den Haag Hollands Spoor
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Den Haag Moerwijk
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Rijswijk
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Delft
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Delft Campus
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from Hoek van Holland
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River Schiedamse Schie
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Schiedam Centrum
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River Delfshavense Schie
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Line from Utrecht Centraal
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Rotterdam Centraal Gnome-searchtool.svg
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Line to Breda

The railway from Amsterdam through Haarlem to Rotterdam (also: Oude Lijn, Dutch for "old line") runs from Amsterdam Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal through Haarlem (and The Hague).

From December 2011 it is used by all direct trains from Amsterdam to The Hague, and all direct supplement-free trains from Amsterdam to Rotterdam except those through Woerden.

History

It contains the oldest railway line in the Netherlands, and follows the old horse-drawn boat (Dutch: trekschuit ) canal route from Leiden via Haarlem to Amsterdam-Sloterdijk. It was opened between 1839 and 1847 by the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij. The oldest section, opened in 1839, ran from Amsterdam to Haarlem. Leiden and The Hague were reached in 1843, and the final section from The Hague to Rotterdam was opened in June 1847. [1]

The opening of the Weesp–Leiden railway (1978) and the Amsterdam–Schiphol railway (1986) provided a shorter connection from Leiden through Schiphol Airport to Amsterdam. Nevertheless, the old line via Haarlem has remained an important railway line.

In March 2015 a new tunnel and station were opened in Delft, underpassing the former railway station and viaduct. On 2 August 2024 the doubling of the tracks was completed after a long delay. [2]

References

  1. De Bosch Kemper, M.J. (1865). Handleiding tot de kennis van de wetenschap der zamenleving en van het Nederlandsche staatsregt (in Dutch). Amsterdam: Johannes Müller. p. 883.
  2. "English summary". Spoorzone Delft.