Den Helder–Amsterdam railway

Den Helder–Amsterdam railway
Den Helder–Amsterdam railway
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	The Netherlands
Termini	Den Helder railway station; Amsterdam Centraal railway station;
Service
Operator(s)	Nederlandse Spoorwegen
History
Opened	1865-1878
Technical
Line length	83 km (52 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map
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The Den Helder–Amsterdam railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Den Helder to Amsterdam, passing through Alkmaar and Zaandam. It is also called the Staatslijn K ("state line K") in Dutch. The line is 81 km long.

The following stations are on Staatslijn K:

History

The line began construction on 18 August 1860 and on 18 December 1865 the first section opened.

The sections were opened on:

The line between Alkmaar and Amsterdam was electrified in 1931 and between Den Helder and Alkmaar in 1958.

The following stations were opened at the same time as the sections of the line were opened: