The railway was opened by the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Locaalspoorweg-Maatschappij (KNLS) on 1 September 1888, with construction starting in 1887. When the line opened it offered a direct link to Germany via the Almelo-Salzbergen railway. The line was electrified in 1951.
Route
The line leaves Deventer in an easterly direction towards Almelo, shortly after leaving, the Staatslijn A to Zutphen leaves in a southerly direction. The line continues travelling through the countryside and a few towns. At Wierden the line from Zwolle joins on and the line continues. On approaching Almelo the line from Mariënberg also joins. The station arrives at Almelo, where the railway becomes the Almelo-Salzbergen railway continues east.
Train services
The Deventer–Almelo railway is used by the following passenger services:
International services on the whole line (Schiphol - Berlin)
Intercity services on the whole line (Schiphol/The Hague/Rotterdam - Enschede)
Stoptrein services on the whole line (Apeldoorn - Enschede)
Train types
A wide variety of trains can be found regularly on the Almelo-Salzbergen railway:
NS Class 1700 on the Schiphol - Berlin service on the whole line
NS Koploper on the Schiphol/The Hague/Rotterdam - Enschede on the whole line
NS Sprinter on the Apeldoorn - Enschede service on the whole line
NS Buffel on the Zwolle - Enschede service between Wierden and Almelo
There are also large numbers of freight trains operating along the line.
Gallery
Deventer railway station
Deventer Colmschate railway station
Holten railway station
Rijssen railway station
Wierden railway station
Almelo railway station
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January 21, 2023
deventer, almelo, 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, september, 2017, learn,. 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 Deventer Almelo railway news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Deventer Almelo railway is an important Dutch railway line that connects Deventer with Almelo Netherlands Deventer Almelo railwayA NS Mat 64 before arriving at DeventerOverviewStatusOperationalLocaleNetherlandsTerminiDeventer railway stationAlmelo railway stationStations6ServiceOperator s Nederlandse SpoorwegenHistoryOpened1 September 1888TechnicalLine length38 5 km 23 9 mi Number of tracksDouble trackTrack gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeElectrification1 5 kV DCOperating speed130 km h 81 mph Route mapLegendkmApeldoorn Deventer railwayto ApeldoornArnhem Leeuwarden railwayto Zwolle0 0 DeventerArnhem Leeuwarden railwayto Arnhem3 8 Deventer Colmschate18 7 Holten26 1 Rijssento Zwolle33 8 Wierdento Marienberg38 5 AlmeloAlmelo Salzbergen railwayto Hengelo Contents 1 History 2 Route 3 Train services 4 Train types 5 GalleryHistory EditThe railway was opened by the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Locaalspoorweg Maatschappij KNLS on 1 September 1888 with construction starting in 1887 When the line opened it offered a direct link to Germany via the Almelo Salzbergen railway The line was electrified in 1951 Route EditThe line leaves Deventer in an easterly direction towards Almelo shortly after leaving the Staatslijn A to Zutphen leaves in a southerly direction The line continues travelling through the countryside and a few towns At Wierden the line from Zwolle joins on and the line continues On approaching Almelo the line from Marienberg also joins The station arrives at Almelo where the railway becomes the Almelo Salzbergen railway continues east Train services EditThe Deventer Almelo railway is used by the following passenger services International services on the whole line Schiphol Berlin Intercity services on the whole line Schiphol The Hague Rotterdam Enschede Stoptrein services on the whole line Apeldoorn Enschede Train types EditA wide variety of trains can be found regularly on the Almelo Salzbergen railway NS Class 1700 on the Schiphol Berlin service on the whole line NS Koploper on the Schiphol The Hague Rotterdam Enschede on the whole line NS Sprinter on the Apeldoorn Enschede service on the whole line NS Buffel on the Zwolle Enschede service between Wierden and AlmeloThere are also large numbers of freight trains operating along the line Gallery Edit Deventer railway station Deventer Colmschate railway station Holten railway station Rijssen railway station Wierden railway station Almelo railway station Wikimedia Commons has media related to Deventer Almelo railway Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Deventer Almelo railway amp oldid 805225885, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
