Betuweroute

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The Betuweroute is a new freight railway being constructed from Rotterdam to Germany. It is named after the Betuwe area through which it passes.

Compared with the current rail route between Barendrecht and Elst the main deviations are:

From the south side of Elst it goes straight to Zevenaar. The route is electrified with 25kVAC and secured with the ERTMS2 (European Rail Traffic Management System) security system.

Municipalities

Municipalities it passes:

External links

de:Betuweroute fr:Ligne de la Betuwe nl:Spoorlijn Rotterdam - Zevenaar (Betuweroute) ja:ベテゥベルート no:Betuweruten