Oberhausen–Arnhem railway

Oberhausen–Arnhem railway
Overview
Native nameHollandstrecke
Line number2270 (Oberhausen–Emmerich)
LocaleNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Gelderland, the Netherlands
Service
Route number420
Technical
Line length92 km (57 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification1.5 kV DC (Arnhem – Zevenaar Section)
25 kV/50 Hz (Zevenaar – Emmerich)
15 kV/16.7 Hz (Emmerich – Oberhausen)
overhead catenary
Operating speed160 km/h (99 mph) (maximum)
Route map

92
Arnhem
91
Arnhem Velperpoort
Bridge at Westervoort (IJssel)
83
Westervoort
82
Duiven
78
Zevenaar
72.6
69.6
Emmerich-Elten
60.8
Emmerich
54.6
Praest
50.4
Millingen (b Rees)
48.7
Empel-Rees
44.8
Haldern
39.1
Mehrhoog
34.4
Diersfordt
31.0
Kanonenberge
29.3
Wesel-Feldmark
Wesel port railway
26.7
Wesel
RWE siding (formerly to Haltern)
to Duisburg-Walsum
23.3
Friedrichsfeld (Niederrhein)
19.8
Voerde (Niederrhein) crossover
18.8
Voerde (Niederrhein)
13.9
Dinslaken
7.7
Oberhausen-Holten
4.2
Oberhausen-Sterkrade
Oberhausen Hbf Obn
to Wesel
-0.1
Oberhausen Hbf
Source: German railway atlas

The Oberhausen–Arnhem railway (also known in German as the Hollandstrecke, meaning "Holland line") is a two-track, electrified main line railway running close to the lower Rhine from Oberhausen via Wesel, Emmerich and the German–Dutch border to Arnhem and forms part of the line between the Ruhr and Amsterdam. The line was opened by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company in 1856 and is one of the oldest lines in Germany.

It branches in Oberhausen from the Duisburg–Dortmund line, a section of the Cologne-Minden trunk line and connects in Arnhem with the Rhine Railway to Amsterdam. The line is of high importance for international traffic, both for long-distance passenger services and for freight traffic and is listed as a priority project of the Trans-European Networks.