Belgian railway line 49

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Belgian railway line 49
A level crossing at Busch in 2013, view towards Eupen
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Belgium
Termini	Welkenraedt Eupen
Service
Operator(s)	National Railway Company of Belgium
History
Opened	Welkenraedt - Eupen: 1 March 1864 Eupen - Raeren: 3 August 1887
Closed	Eupen - Raeren
Technical
Line length	8.7 mi (14.0 km)
Number of tracks	single track Welkenraedt - Eupen: 1
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	none
Operating speed	55 mph (89 km/h)
Route map Legend line 37 from Liège-Guillemins and line from / 0,0 Welkenraedt Herbesthal line 37 to grens A3 E40 HSL 3 from to Y Hammerbrücke 5,9 Eupen 7,9 Y Rott, slur to Y Periol broken up lijn van 13.5 lijn naar Aachen-Rote Erde /

Belgian railway line 49 connects Welkenraedt with Eupen. The line is approx. 8.7 miles long. In its early days the line also connected to Raeren.

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