Freight railway between Belgium and Germany, through Netherlands
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Iron Rhine
Overview
Line number
2524
Service
Route number
485, 487
Technical
Line length
123.2 kilometres (76.6 mi)
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Route map
Legend
km
Aachen–Mönchengladbach railway
to Mönchengladbach
0.0
Rheydt
Köln–Mönchengladbach railway
to Köln
Krefeld–Rheydt railway
to Helenabrunn
Rheydt Yard
2.2
Aachen–Mönchengladbach railway
to Aachen
3.5
Wickrath
5.2
Mönchengladbach-Günhoven
7.4
Mönchengladbach-Rheindahlen
9.5
Mönchengladbach-Genhausen
12.8
Wegberg
16.1
Klinkum
to Siemens test center
18.1
Arsbeck
20.1
Dalheim
Jülich–Dalheim railway to Jülich
21.3
102.2
Germany
Netherlands
border
101.6
Vlodrop
94.6
Herkenbosch
A 73
Maastricht–Venlo railway
to Maastricht
88.6
Roermond
Maastricht–Venlo railway to Venlo
Meuse
81.3
Haelen
77.0
Baexem-Heythuysen
73.0
Kelpen
Wessem-Nederweert Canal
A 2
64.0
Weert
Zuid-Willemsvaart
Eindhoven–Weert railway
to Eindhoven
55.0
Budel
54.0
31.7
Netherlands
Belgium
border
30.9
Hamont
27.4
Sint-Huibrechts-Lille
Winterslag–Eindhoven railway
to Eindhoven
Bocholt-Herentals Canal
22.8
Neerpelt
Winterslag–Eindhoven railway
to Winterslag
21.5
Overpelt
18.6
Overpelt-Werkplaatsen
13.8
Lommel
10.7
Lommel-Werkplaatsen
8.7
Balen-Werkplaatsen
4.7
Balen-Wezel
Dessel-Kwaadmechelen Canal
2.9
Gompel
line 15 to Hasselt
52.0
Mol
49.2
Millegem
42.8
Geel
39.8
Larum
36.7
Olen
Bocholt-Herentals Canal
to Turnhout
30.7
Herentals
29.1
Herentals-Canal
Albert Canal
Herentals–Aarschot railway
to Aarschot
26.8
Wolfstee
A13
24.6
Bouwel
19.0
Nijlen
15.5
Kessel
13.8
Lisp
Line 16 to Aarschot
Nete River
12.0
Lier
to Mechelen & Brussels
8.1
Boshoek
6.6
Vos
5.6
Boechout
4.5
Liersebaan
3.0
Krijgsbaan
2.3
Mortsel
Line 25 to Brussels
0.0
Antwerpen-Berchem
Line 25 to Antwerpen-Centraal
km
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Iron Rhine
The Iron Rhine or Steel Rhine (Dutch: IJzeren Rijn; German: Eiserner Rhein) is a partially nonoperational freight railway connecting the port of Antwerp (Belgium) and Mönchengladbach (Germany) by way of Neerpelt and the Dutch towns of Weert and Roermond.
The Treaty of London between the Netherlands and Belgium in 1839 recognised the independence of Belgium. As part of the treaty, Belgium had the right to build a road or canal from Sittard to the Prussian border over Dutch territory, with Belgium funding the construction. This right was further established in the Iron Rhine Treaty of 1873. At first, Belgium planned to dig a canal, but in the end it opted for a railway.
In 1868, construction of the Iron Rhine started, and in 1879, the first trains used the railway. Initially, traffic was dense and frequent, but it decreased over time. Currently the railroad is used by some trains between Antwerp and the zinc factory in Budel, and between Budel and Weert. The line Weert - Roermond is part of the Dutch InterCity network, and is used daily by many trains. Between Roermond and the German border, traffic has fully ceased since 1991.
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