Staatslijn D: Zutphen–Glanerbeek Railway

Zutphen–Glanerbeek Railway (Staatslijn D)

The Zutphen–Glanerbeek Railway, or in Dutch: Staatslijn D is a railway line in Gelderland and Overijssel, Netherlands running from Zutphen to the German border at Glanerbrug, passing through Hengelo and Enschede. It is the fourth Staatslijn, "Glanerbeek" is the former name for the Glanerbrug railway station. The line was opened between 1865 and 1868. The section between Enschede and the German border was closed for traffic in 1981, but it was reopened in 2001, although physically disconnected from the Dutch railway network, no Dutch train can enter this stretch and trains coming from Germany can not enter the Dutch network through Enschede.

Zutphen–Glanerbeek Railway Stations

The main interchange stations on the Zutphen–Glanerbeek Railway are:

• Zutphen: to Arnhem, Deventer, Apeldoorn and Winterswijk
• Hengelo: to Almelo, Oldenzaal and Berlin
• Enschede: to Münster and Dortmund

Zutphen–Glanerbeek Railway Train Services

The following train services use part of the Zutphen–Glanerbeek Railway:

• Intercity service Schiphol Airport – Amersfoort – Hengelo – Enschede
• Intercity service Den Haag Centraal/Rotterdam Centraal – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Hengelo – Enschede
• Local service (Stoptrein) Apeldoorn – Deventer – Almelo – Enschede
• Local service (Stoptrein) Nijverdal – Almelo – Enschede
• Local service (Stoptrein) Zutphen – Hengelo – Oldenzaal
• Local service (Regionalbahn) Enschede – Gronau – Coesfeld – Lünen – Dortmund
• Local service (Regionalbahn) Enschede – Gronau – Münster

Zutphen–Glanerbeek Railway Overview

Zutphen–Glanerbeek Railway Status: Operational
Zutphen–Glanerbeek Railway Locale: Netherlands
Zutphen–Glanerbeek Railway Termini:
Zutphen railway station
Glanerbrug railway station
Zutphen–Glanerbeek Railway Opened: 1865–1868
Zutphen–Glanerbeek Railway Line Length: 60 km (37 mi)
Zutphen–Glanerbeek Railway Number of Tracks: Zutphen–Hengelo single track,
Hengelo-Enschede double track,
Enschede–Glanerbrug single track
Zutphen–Glanerbeek Railway Track Gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Zutphen–Glanerbeek Railway Electrification: Hengelo-Enschede 1.5 kV DC