Arnhem–Nijmegen railway

The Arnhem–Nijmegen railway is an important railway line in the Netherlands running from Arnhem to Nijmegen, passing through Elst. The line was opened in 1879. It crosses two branches of the river Rhine: the Nederrijn in Arnhem, and the Waal in Nijmegen.

Arnhem–Nijmegen railway
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Netherlands
Termini	Arnhem Centraal railway station Nijmegen railway station
Service
Operator(s)	Nederlandse Spoorwegen
History
Opened	1879
Technical
Line length	17 km (11 mi)
Number of tracks	double track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1.5 kV DC
Route map km Line from Zutphen Line from Oberhausen Arnhem Velperpoort 0.0 Arnhem Line to Utrecht River Nederrijn 5.0 Arnhem Zuid 8.7 Elst Line to Tiel freight railway Rotterdam–Zevenaar 14.6 Nijmegen Lent River Waal 17.0 Nijmegen Line to Venlo Line to 's-Hertogenbosch

Stations

The main interchange stations on the Arnhem–Nijmegen railway are:

• Arnhem: to Amsterdam, Utrecht, Zutphen, Tiel and Oberhausen
• Nijmegen: to 's-Hertogenbosch and Venlo