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Utrecht–Kampen railway

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Utrecht–Kampen railway
Map of the Utrecht–Kampen railway, the most
northern part of the line being the Kamperlijntje
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleNetherlands
Termini
Service
Operator(s)Nederlandse Spoorwegen, Keolis Nederland
History
OpenedUtrecht – Hattemmerbroek: 20 August 1863
Hattemmerbroek – Zwolle: 6 June 1864
Zwolle – Kampen: 10 May 1865
Technical
Line length101 km (63 mi)
Number of tracksUtrecht–Zwolle double track,
Zwolle–Kampen single track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification1.5 kV DC
Route map

km
0.0
Utrecht Centraal enlarge…
3.0
Utrecht Overvecht
to Lunetten│to Hilversum
8.9
Bilthoven
11.7
Den Dolder
20.9
Amersfoort
000.0
 
27.0
Amersfoort Vathorst
32.4
Nijkerk
39.8
Putten
44.6
Ermelo
49.1
Harderwijk
61.2
Nunspeet
69.8
't Harde
78.8
Wezep
IJssel River
to Almelo
87.6
Zwolle
to Emmen
100.9
Kampen

The Utrecht–Kampen railway (also known as Centraalspoorweg) is an important railway line in the Netherlands running from Utrecht to Kampen, passing through Bilthoven, Amersfoort, Nijkerk, Ermelo, Harderwijk, Nunspeet, Wezep and Zwolle. The line was opened between 1863 and 1865 by the Nederlandsche Centraal-Spoorweg-Maatschappij. Its northern part (ZwolleKampen) is known as the Kamperlijntje, currently operated by Keolis Nederland.

Stations

The main interchange stations on the Utrecht–Kampen railway are: