The railway was opened by the Spoorweg-Maatschappij Almelo-Salzbergen (English: Almelo-Salzbergen railway company) on 18 October 1865, after construction had started in 1862. In Salzbergen the line connected with the Emsland Railway, which had opened in 1855.
The Dutch section of the line (Almelo–Oldenzaal) was electrified in 1951 and the remainder of the line was electrified in 1976.
From 2006 to 2009 the line through Almelo was the subject of a major project called Almelo Verdiept (Almelo Lowered), which moved the railway line through the centre of Almelo into a lowered trench, with sections of tunnels.
Routeedit
The railway connects Almelo in a south easterly direction with Hengelo. Before Hengelo station the line from Zutphen railway station merges into the route. After the station the line to Enschede railway station branches out in a south easterly direction. From Hengelo the line heads north east towards the former border station of Oldenzaal and heads east across the border to Bad Bentheim. Here the electric current changes, which often results in a change from a Dutch to a German locomotive. At Bad Bentheim the private freight railway to Nordhorn and Coevorden branches out, heading north. The line continues through the countryside, until the line merges with the Emsland Railway from Emden before finishing at Salzbergen.
Train servicesedit
The Almelo–Salzbergen railway is used by the following passenger services:
International services across the whole line (Amsterdam Centraal–Berlin)
Intercity services between Almelo and Hengelo (Schiphol/The Hague–Enschede)
Intercity services between Almelo and Hengelo (Zwolle-Enschede)
Stoptrein services between Almelo and Hengelo (Apeldoorn/Zwolle–Enschede) and Hengelo–Oldenzaal (Zutphen–Oldenzaal)
Eurobahn services between Hengelo and Salzbergen (Hengelo–Bad Bentheim–Osnabrück–Bielefeld)
Train typesedit
A wide variety of trains can be found regularly on the Almelo–Salzbergen railway:
NS Koploper, NS VIRM or NS DDZ on the Schiphol/The Hague–Enschede service between (Schiphol/The Hague-)Almelo and Hengelo
NS SNG on the Apeldoorn–Enschede service between (Apeldoorn-)Almelo and Hengelo(-Enschede)
Stadler Flirt on the Zwolle–Enschede service between (Zwolle-)Almelo and Hengelo(-Enschede)
Stadler Flirt on the Hengelo–Bielefeld service between Hengelo and Salzbergen(-Bielefeld)
Syntus Lint41 on the Zutphen–Oldenzaal service between (Zutphen-)Hengelo and Oldenzaal.
There are also large number of freight trains operating along the line.
Galleryedit
Almelo railway station
An International train passing the Almelo Verdiept project
Borne railway station
Hengelo railway station
Hengelo railway station
Bad Bentheim railway station
The steam train at Salzbergen
External linksedit
Photo: Westfalenbahn, ET011
Photo: DB 110 468, Salzbergen
Photo: DBS 152 099 + DBS 139 132 + Autotrein
January 01, 1970
almelo, salzbergen, railway, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, march, 2017, learn, w. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Almelo Salzbergen railway news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message The Almelo Salzbergen railway is a both Dutch and German 54 kilometre long railway line that connects Almelo with Salzbergen offering a rail link between the Netherlands and Germany Almelo Salzbergen railwayOverviewStatusOperationalLocaleNetherlands GermanyTerminiAlmelo railway stationSalzbergen railway stationStations9ServiceOperator s Nederlandse Spoorwegen Deutsche Bahn Keolis Nederland EurobahnHistoryOpened18 October 1865TechnicalLine length54 5 km 33 9 mi Number of tracksDouble trackTrack gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeElectrification1 5 kV DC Almelo Bad Bentheim 15 kV AC Bad Bentheim Salzbergen Operating speed130 km h 81 mph Almelo Hengelo 125 km h 78 mph Hengelo Salzbergen Route mapLegend Line from Deventer and Zwolle Line from Marienberg Almelo Almelo de Riet Borne Line from Zutphen Hengelo Line to Enschede Hengelo Oost Oldenzaal Dutch German border Bad Bentheim Line to Coevorden Bentheimer Eisenbahn Schuttorf Line from Emden Salzbergen Line to Rheine Contents 1 History 2 Route 3 Train services 4 Train types 5 Gallery 6 External linksHistory editThe railway was opened by the Spoorweg Maatschappij Almelo Salzbergen English Almelo Salzbergen railway company on 18 October 1865 after construction had started in 1862 In Salzbergen the line connected with the Emsland Railway which had opened in 1855 The Dutch section of the line Almelo Oldenzaal was electrified in 1951 and the remainder of the line was electrified in 1976 From 2006 to 2009 the line through Almelo was the subject of a major project called Almelo Verdiept Almelo Lowered which moved the railway line through the centre of Almelo into a lowered trench with sections of tunnels Route editThe railway connects Almelo in a south easterly direction with Hengelo Before Hengelo station the line from Zutphen railway station merges into the route After the station the line to Enschede railway station branches out in a south easterly direction From Hengelo the line heads north east towards the former border station of Oldenzaal and heads east across the border to Bad Bentheim Here the electric current changes which often results in a change from a Dutch to a German locomotive At Bad Bentheim the private freight railway to Nordhorn and Coevorden branches out heading north The line continues through the countryside until the line merges with the Emsland Railway from Emden before finishing at Salzbergen Train services editThe Almelo Salzbergen railway is used by the following passenger services International services across the whole line Amsterdam Centraal Berlin Intercity services between Almelo and Hengelo Schiphol The Hague Enschede Intercity services between Almelo and Hengelo Zwolle Enschede Stoptrein services between Almelo and Hengelo Apeldoorn Zwolle Enschede and Hengelo Oldenzaal Zutphen Oldenzaal Eurobahn services between Hengelo and Salzbergen Hengelo Bad Bentheim Osnabruck Bielefeld Train types editA wide variety of trains can be found regularly on the Almelo Salzbergen railway Vectron on the whole Amsterdam Berlin service NS Koploper NS VIRM or NS DDZ on the Schiphol The Hague Enschede service between Schiphol The Hague Almelo and Hengelo NS SNG on the Apeldoorn Enschede service between Apeldoorn Almelo and Hengelo Enschede Stadler Flirt on the Zwolle Enschede service between Zwolle Almelo and Hengelo Enschede Stadler Flirt on the Hengelo Bielefeld service between Hengelo and Salzbergen Bielefeld Syntus Lint41 on the Zutphen Oldenzaal service between Zutphen Hengelo and Oldenzaal There are also large number of freight trains operating along the line Gallery edit nbsp Almelo railway station nbsp An International train passing the Almelo Verdiept project nbsp Borne railway station nbsp Hengelo railway station nbsp Hengelo railway station nbsp Bad Bentheim railway station nbsp The steam train at SalzbergenExternal links editPhoto Westfalenbahn ET011 Photo DB 110 468 Salzbergen Photo DBS 152 099 DBS 139 132 Autotrein Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Almelo Salzbergen railway amp oldid 1195554126, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
