Belgian railway line 162

Belgian railway line 162
Express Vauban in Florée in 2011
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleBelgium
Termini
Service
Operator(s)National Railway Company of Belgium
History
Opened1858-1859
Technical
Line length147 km (91 mi)
Number of tracksdouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC
Route map

Legend
km
Line from Brussels
Line from Charleroi
0.0
 Namur
Line to Liège
River Meuse
to Dinant
2.1
 Jambes-Est
5.0
 Dave-Saint-Martin
7.8
 Naninne
10.9
 Sart-Bernard
14.0
 Courrière
16.7
 Assesse
18.3
 Florée
20.5
 Natoye
from Yvoir
29.0
 Ciney
32.0
 Leignon
32.9
 Chapois
39.1
 Haversin
48.9
 Aye
from Liège
51.2
 Marloie
57.6
 Jemelle
60.0
 Forrières
65.9
 Grupont
76.2
 Poix-Saint-Hubert
from Bertrix
89.7
 Libramont
to Bastogne
98.5
 Neufchâteau
114.8
 Marbehan
freight line to Virton
121.6
 Habay
132.7
 Stockem
134.0
 Viville
135.8
 Arlon
to Athus
146.8
18.8
 Border Belgium / Luxembourg
Line to Luxembourg

The Belgian railway line 162 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Namur to the Luxembourg border at Sterpenich (Arlon). Completed in 1859, the line runs 146.8 km.[1] Together with the Belgian railway line 161 (Brussels – Namur) and the CFL Line 50 (Sterpenich – Luxembourg City), it forms the important rail link between Brussels and Luxembourg.


August 2022 work will start on having the electrification switched over to 25kV[2] these works are part of a desire to increase the speed, load and frequency of rail traffic.

Stations

The main interchange stations on line 162 are:

References

  1. ^ "Ligne 162: Namur - Frontière luxembourgeoise". BelRail.be (in French). 9 August 2007.
  2. ^ "L162 : trois semaines d'interruption du trafic pour passer au 25kV AC - RailTech.be". RailTech.be - (in French). 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
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