Utrecht–Kampen railway

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 (Zwolle–Kampen) is known as the Kamperlijntje, currently operated by Keolis Nederland.

Utrecht–Kampen railway
Map of the Utrecht–Kampen railway, the most northern part of the line being the Kamperlijntje
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Netherlands
Termini	Utrecht Centraal railway station Kampen railway station
Service
Operator(s)	Nederlandse Spoorwegen, Keolis Nederland
History
Opened	Utrecht – Hattemmerbroek: 20 August 1863 Hattemmerbroek – Zwolle: 6 June 1864 Zwolle – Kampen: 10 May 1865
Technical
Line length	101 km (63 mi)
Number of tracks	Utrecht–Zwolle double track, Zwolle–Kampen single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1.5 kV DC
Route map Legend km Utrecht–Boxtel railway to 's-Hertogenbosch Amsterdam–Arnhem railway to Arnhem 0.0 Utrecht Centraal Amsterdam–Arnhem railway to Amsterdam & Rotterdam 3.0 Utrecht Overvecht to Lunetten│to Hilversum 8.9 Bilthoven 11.7 Den Dolder Den Dolder–Baarn railway to Baarn Amsterdam–Zutphen railway to Amsterdam 20.9 Amersfoort Amsterdam–Zutphen railway to Apeldoorn 000.0 024.2 Amersfoort Schothorst 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 Lelystad–Zwolle railway to Lelystad IJssel River to Almelo Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway to Arnhem 87.6 Zwolle Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway to Leeuwarden to Emmen 100.9 Kampen

Stations

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

• Utrecht Centraal railway station to Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Arnhem and Eindhoven
• Amersfoort railway station to Apeldoorn, Enschede and Amsterdam
• Zwolle railway station to Arnhem, Groningen, Leeuwarden, Emmen and Almelo

Gallery

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  Ermelo railway station
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  NS DD-AR between Nijkerk and Vathorst, near Holkerveen
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  Amersfoort Vathorst railway station