Sittard–Herzogenrath railway

Sittard–Herzogenrath railway
Sittard–Herzogenrath railway
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	The Netherlands and Germany
Termini	Sittard railway station; Herzogenrath station;
Service
Operator(s)	Nederlandse Spoorwegen, euregiobahn, Veolia Transport
History
Opened	1896
Technical
Line length	29 km (18 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map
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The Sittard–Herzogenrath railway is a railway line running from Sittard in the Netherlands to Herzogenrath in Germany, passing through Heerlen. The line was opened in 1896.

History

The line was nationalized in 1899. In World War II, cross-border passenger traffic was stopped on the line. In 1992, the first passenger trains began running on the line at 2-hour intervals as a City Express from Aachen to Heerlen.

Present

As the first real stage of the transnational regional rail system Euregiobahn in June 2001, the connection from Aachen to Heerlen via Herzogenrath was introduced. The train runs hourly from Heerlen to Stolberg. Further plans include the continuation of the Euregiobahn between Heerlen and Sittard.