Rail Transport in The Netherlands - Railway Links With Adjacent Countries

Railway Links With Adjacent Countries

The Dutch network is connected at several places to Belgium and Germany. Of these, Terneuzen is linked to Belgium (freight-only), but not to the rest of the Dutch network. Six cross-border links are electrified. Due to the difference in voltage, trains must change monovoltage locomotives at Bad Bentheim, Emmerich or Venlo; monovoltage Belgian 3 kV trains reach Roosendaal and Maastricht with reduced power. The HSL Zuid has no voltage change at the border itself. Alternatively, multi-system or diesel traction are used. Several border crossings are disused or freight-only.

  • Same gauge:
    • Belgium — voltage change 1.5 kV DC/3 kV DC
      • HSL-Zuid — same voltage
    • Germany — voltage change 1.5 kV DC/15 kV AC

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