Line 37: Liège-Guillemins - Aachen (Germany)

Belgian Railway Line 37

Liège-Guillemins - Aachen (Germany)

The Belgian railway line 37 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Liège to Aachen in Germany. Completed in 1843, the line runs 47.4 km in Belgium. and another 6.8 km in Germany. It is the first and oldest cross-border railway line worldwide. Since 2009, high speed trains running between Brussels and Aachen use the HSL 3 instead of the line 37 between Chênée and Hergenrath.

Belgian Railway Line 37 Stations

The main interchange stations on line 37 are:

• Liège-Guillemins: to Brussels, Namur, Maastricht and Hasselt
• Verviers-Central: to Spa
• Welkenraedt: to Eupen
• Aachen Hbf: to Mönchengladbach, Düsseldorf and Cologne

Belgian Railway Line 37 Overview

Belgian Railway Line 37 Status: Operational
Belgian Railway Line 37 Locale: Belgium, Germany
Belgian Railway Line 37 Termini:
Liège-Guillemins
Aachen Hauptbahnhof
Belgian Railway Line 37 Operator(s): National Railway Company of Belgium
Belgian Railway Line 37 Opened: 1842-1843
Belgian Railway Line 37 Line Length: 54 km (34 mi)
Belgian Railway Line 37 Number of Tracks: double track
Belgian Railway Line 37 Track Gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Belgian Railway Line 37 Electrification: since 1966 3 kV DC
Belgian Railway Line 37 Operating Speed: 140 km (87 mi)

Belgian Railway Line 37 Route Map

km
           Belgian railway line 36 to Brussels
           to Tongeren
0.0      Liège-Guillemins
           Belgian railway line 125 to Namur
           River Meuse
           to Seraing
           Liège–Maastricht Railway to Maastricht
2.9      Angleur
            to Marloie and Luxembourg
4.1      Chênée
            HSL 3 to Aachen enlarge…
11.2    Trooz
14.0    Fraipont
15.5    Nessonvaux
            to Spa
20.5    Pepinster
24.9    Verviers-Central
25.6    Verviers-Palais

31.7    Dolhain-Gileppe
           HSL 3

           freight line to Montzen
38.1    Welkenraedt
           to Eupen
           HSL 3 to Liège
44.5   Hergenrath

47.4
77.0
           Belgium
           border
           Germany
           Aachen–Mönchengladbach railway
           to Mönchengladbach
70.2   Aachen Hauptbahnhof
           Cologne–Aachen High-Speed Railway
           to Cologne