Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway

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Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway
Benelux in Kapellen.jpg
A Benelux train at Kapellen in 2011
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleNetherlands and Belgium
TerminiAntwerpen-Centraal railway station
Lage Zwaluwe railway station
Service
Operator(s)National Railway Company of Belgium,
Nederlandse Spoorwegen
History
Opened1854-1876
Technical
Line length64 km (40 mi)
Number of tracksdouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC (Antwerpen–Essen)
1.5 kV DC (Essen–Lage Zwaluwe)
Route map

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Legend
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Line from Rotterdam
0.0 Antwerpen-Centraal
Line to Brussels
2.3
5.8
Line from Antwerpen-Centraal
Albert Canal
8.3 Antwerp-Luchtbal
HSL 4 to Rotterdam
9.1 Antwerp-Noorderdokken
11.4 Ekeren
freight line to Port of Antwerp
12.5 Sint-Mariaburg
15.0 Kapellen
21.0 Heide
22.7 Kijkuit
24.0 Kalmthout
28.1 Wildert
32.1 Essen
33.2
31.2
Belgium / Netherlands
from Vlissingen
22.8 Roosendaal
to Breda
15.6 Oudenbosch
7.5 Zevenbergen
Line from Breda
0.0 Lage Zwaluwe
Line to Rotterdam

The Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway (railway line 12 in the Belgian numbering plan) is an international railway line running from Antwerp in Belgium to Lage Zwaluwe in the Netherlands. The line was opened between 1854 and 1876. The opening of the high speed lines HSL 4 and HSL-Zuid in 2009 has decreased its importance for international passenger traffic.

Stations[]

The main interchange stations on the Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway are:

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