Belgian railway line 37

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Belgian railway line 37
Belgian Railway Line 37.png
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleBelgium, Germany
TerminiLiège-Guillemins
Aachen Hauptbahnhof
Service
Operator(s)National Railway Company of Belgium
History
Opened1842-1843
Technical
Line length54 km (34 mi)
Number of tracksdouble track[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrificationsince 1966 3 kV DC
Operating speed140 km (87 mi)
Route map
Legend
 km
0.0 Liège-Guillemins
River Meuse
2.9 Angleur
4.1 Chênée
11.2 Trooz
 14.0 Fraipont
 15.5 Nessonvaux
to Spa
 20.5 Pepinster
 24.9 Verviers-Central
 25.6 Verviers-Palais
31.7 Dolhain-Gileppe
freight line to Montzen
 38.1 Welkenraedt
44.5 Hergenrath
47.4
77.0
70.2 Aachen Hauptbahnhof
km

The Belgian railway line 37 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Liège to Aachen in Germany. Completed in 1843, the line runs 47.4 km in Belgium.[2] and another 6.8 km in Germany. It is the first and oldest crossborder Railwayline worldwide. Since 2009, high speed trains running between Brussels and Aachen use the HSL 3 instead of the line 37 between Chênée and Hergenrath.

Stations[]

The main interchange stations on line 37 are:

  • Belgian railway line 37

  • Aachen Hauptbahnhof

  • Buschtunnel

  • Welkenraedt

  • Verviers Central

  • Pepinster

  • TGV on the Dolhain viaduct in 2007

  • Liège-Guillemins

References[]

  1. ^ "Technical network map" (PDF). Infrabel. 9 December 2007.
  2. ^ "Ligne 37: Liège-Guillemins - Hergenrath - (D)". BelRail.be. 10 August 2007.
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