Belgian railway line 40

Liège–Maastricht railway
Liège-Maastricht railway connection
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	The Netherlands and Belgium
Termini	Liège-Guillemins railway station Maastricht railway station
Operation
Opened	1861
Operator(s)	National Railway Company of Belgium
Technical
Line length	29 km (18 mi)
Number of tracks	double track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3 kV DC
Route map Line from Brussels 0.0 Liège-Guillemins Line to Namur River Meuse to Seraing 1.5 0.0 Line to Aachen River Ourthe 4.9 Bressoux 17.7 Visé to freight line Tongeren–Aachen 18.2 Belgium / Netherlands 19.8 Eijsden 27.2 Maastricht Randwyck 28.8 Maastricht to Heerlen Line to Roermond This diagram:

The Liège–Maastricht railway (railway line 40 in the Belgian numbering plan) is a railway line running from Liège in Belgium to Maastricht in the Netherlands. The line was opened in 1861.

The main interchange stations on the Liège–Maastricht railway are: