Almelo–Salzbergen railway
Encyclopedia
The Almelo-Salzbergen railway is an important Dutch and German
54 kilometre long railway line, that connects Almelo
with Salzbergen
, offering a rail link between The Netherlands and Germany
.
The Dutch section of the line (Almelo - Oldenzaal) was electrified in 1951 and the remainder of the line in 1976.
From 2006 to 2009 the line through Almelo went through a huge project called Almelo Verdiept Almelo Lowered, which moved the railway line through the centre of Almelo into a lowered embankment, with sections of tunnels.
joins on and after the station the line to Enschede railway station
leaves 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
leave, heading north. The line continues through large areas of countryside, when the line joins with the Emsland Railway from Emden
before arriving at Salzbergen.
There are also large numbers of freight trains operating along the line.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
54 kilometre long railway line, that connects Almelo
Almelo
Almelo is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. The main population centres in the town are Aadorp, Almelo, Mariaparochie and Bornerbroek....
with Salzbergen
Salzbergen
Salzbergen is a municipality in the Emsland district, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Ems, approx. 25 km south of Lingen, and 10 km northwest of Rheine.It has the oldest oil refinery in the world, opened in 1860....
, offering a rail link between The Netherlands and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
History
The railway was opened by the Spoorweg-Maatschappij Almelo-Salzbergen (English:The Almelo-Salzbergen railway company) on 18 October 1865, with construction starting in 1862. In Salzbergen the line connected to 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 in 1976.
From 2006 to 2009 the line through Almelo went through a huge project called Almelo Verdiept Almelo Lowered, which moved the railway line through the centre of Almelo into a lowered embankment, with sections of tunnels.
Route
The line leaves Almelo in a south easterly direction towards Hengelo. Before Hengelo station the line from Zutphen railway stationZutphen railway station
Zutphen is a railway station located in Zutphen, The Netherlands. The station was opened on 2 February 1865 and is located on the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway, Zutphen–Glanerbeek railway, Amsterdam–Zutphen railway and the Zutphen–Winterswijk railway...
joins on and after the station the line to Enschede railway station
Enschede railway station
Enschede is the main railway station in Enschede, the Netherlands. The station opened on 1 July 1866 and is on the Zutphen–Glanerbeek railway. Between the late 1970s and 2001, the passenger service to Germany stopped. The connection to Gronau and Dortmund was re-opened in 2001...
leaves 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
Nordhorn
Nordhorn is the district seat of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony's southwesternmost corner near the border with the Netherlands and the boundary with North Rhine-Westphalia.- Name's origin :...
and Coevorden
Coevorden
Coevorden is a municipality and a city in the northeastern Netherlands. During the municipal reorganisation in the province in 1998, Coevorden merged with Dalen, Sleen, Oosterhesselen and Zweeloo.- Population centers :...
leave, heading north. The line continues through large areas of countryside, when the line joins with the Emsland Railway from Emden
Emden
Emden is a city and seaport in the northwest of Germany, on the river Ems. It is the main city of the region of East Frisia; in 2006, the city had a total population of 51,692.-History:...
before arriving at Salzbergen.
Main stations
The main stations on the Almelo–Salzbergen railway are:- Almelo railway stationAlmelo railway stationAlmelo is a railway station in Almelo, the Netherlands. The station was opened on 18 October 1865 and is on the Deventer–Almelo railway, Almelo–Salzbergen railway, Zwolle–Almelo railway and Mariënberg–Almelo railway lines...
- Hengelo railway stationHengelo railway stationHengelo is a railway station in Hengelo, the Netherlands. The station was opened on 18 October 1865 and is on the Almelo–Salzbergen railway and the Zutphen–Glanerbeek railway...
- Bad Bentheim railway stationBad Bentheim railway stationBad Bentheim is a railway station located in Bad Bentheim, Germany. The station was opened on 18 October 1865 and is located on the Almelo - Salzbergen railway. The train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn with NS Hispeed, Syntus and the Westfalenbahn....
- Salzbergen railway stationSalzbergen railway stationSalzbergen is a railway station located in Salzbergen, Germany. The station is located on the Almelo–Salzbergen and Emsland lines...
Train Services
The Almelo–Salzbergen railway is used by the following passenger services:- International services across the whole line (Schiphol - Berlin)
- Intercity services between Almelo and Hengelo (Schiphol/The Hague/Rotterdam - Enschede)
- Stoptrein services between Almelo and Hengelo (Apeldoorn/Zwolle - Enschede) and Hengelo - Bad Bentheim (Zutphen - Oldenzaal, Hengelo - Bad Bentheim)
- Westfalenbahn services between Bad Bentheim and Salzbergen (Bad Bentheim - Osnabrück - Bielefeld)
Train Types
A wide variety of trains can be found regularly on the Almelo-Salzbergen railway:- NS Class 1700NS Class 1700- Description :The Nederlandse Spoorwegen Class 1700 electric locomotives were built by Alsthom in 1990-1994. 81 of these locomotives, numbered 1701-1781, were built....
on the Schiphol - Berlin service between Almelo and Bad Bentheim - DB Class 101DBAG Class 101DBAG Class 101 is a class of three-phase electric locomotives built by Adtranz and operated by DB Fernverkehr in Germany. 145 locomotives were built between 1996 and 1999 to replace the 30-year old and aging Class 103 as the flagship of DB AG...
or DB Class 120DB Class 120The DB Baureihe 120 is a class of electric locomotives operated by DB Fernverkehr in Germany.-Background and design:The locomotives' prototypes, delivered in 1979 , were one of the first electric locomotives with three-phase motors. They were based on experiences made in the 1970s with...
on the Schiphol - Berlin service between Bad Bentheim and Berlin - NS KoploperNS Intercity MaterieelThe Intercity Materieel or ICM is an Electric Multiple Unit train type operated by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen in The Netherlands. The prototypes were built in 1977 and production started in 1983 until 1994 by Talbot....
on the Schiphol/The Hague/Rotterdam - Enschede service between Almelo and Hengelo - NS SprinterNS Stadsgewestelijk MaterieelThe Stadsgewestelijk Materieel or SGM is an Electric Multiple Unit train type operated by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen in The Netherlands. They were built from 1975 to 1983 by Talbot...
on the Apeldoorn - Enschede service between Almelo and Hengelo - NS BuffelNS Class 3400The NS Class 3400 diesel multiple units were built by Duewag, Talbot and SIG between 1996 and 1998. They operate in the Netherlands. They are operated by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen and some are currently on loan to Syntus. The class is referred to as DM'90 or Buffel by the Dutch, which means...
on the Zwolle - Enschede service between Almelo and Hengelo - Syntus BuffelNS Class 3400The NS Class 3400 diesel multiple units were built by Duewag, Talbot and SIG between 1996 and 1998. They operate in the Netherlands. They are operated by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen and some are currently on loan to Syntus. The class is referred to as DM'90 or Buffel by the Dutch, which means...
on the Hengelo - Bad Bentheim service between Hengelo and Bad Bentheim - Syntus Lint41 on the Zutphen - Oldenzaal service between Hengelo and Oldenzaal
- Westfalenbahn FLIRTStadler FLIRTStadler FLIRT is an electric multiple unit produced by Stadler Rail AG. The articulated trainset comes in units of two to six cars with two to six motorized axles. The maximum speed is 200 km/h...
on the Bad Bentheim - Bielefeld service between Bad Bentheim and Salzbergen
There are also large numbers of freight trains operating along the line.
See Also
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/45220772@N06/4251211992/
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/betuweroute100/4290460435/
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/betuweroute100/3820257627/
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/betuweroute100/5425085497/
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/betuweroute100/4293253902/