The Deventer-Almelo railway is an important Dutch railway line, that connects Deventer

Deventer

Deventer is a municipality and city in the Salland region of the Dutch province of Overijssel. Deventer is largely situated on the east bank of the river IJssel, but also has a small part of its territory on the west bank. In 2005 the municipality of Bathmen Deventer is a municipality and city in...

 with Almelo

Almelo

Almelo is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. The main population centres in the town are Aadorp, Almelo, Mariaparochie and Bornerbroek....

, The Netherlands.

History

The railway was opened by the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Locaalspoorweg-Maatschappij (KNLS) on 1 September 1888, with construction starting in 1887. When the line opened it offered a direct link to Germany via the Almelo-Salzbergen railway. The line was electrified in 1951.

Route

The line leaves Deventer in an easterly direction towards Almelo, shortly after leaving, the Staatslijn A to Zutphen

Zutphen railway station

Zutphen is a railway station located in Zutphen, The Netherlands. The station was opened on 2 February 1865 and is located on the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway, Zutphen–Glanerbeek railway, Amsterdam–Zutphen railway and the Zutphen–Winterswijk railway...

 leaves in a southerly direction. The line continues travelling through the countryside and a few towns. At Wierden the line from Zwolle

Zwolle railway station

Zwolle is a railway station in Zwolle, the capital of the province Overijssel, the Netherlands. The station opened on 6 June 1864 and is on the Utrecht–Kampen railway, also known as the Centraalspoorweg, the Zwolle–Almelo railway, the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway and the Zwolle–Emmen railway.The...

 joins on and the line continues. On approaching Almelo the line from Mariënberg

Mariënberg railway station

Mariënberg is a railway station located in Mariënberg, the Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 February 1905 and is located on the Zwolle–Emmen railway and the Mariënberg–Almelo railway...

 also joins. The station arrives at Almelo, where the railway becomes the Almelo-Salzbergen railway continues east.

Train Services

The Deventer-Almelo railway is used by the following passenger services:

• International services on the whole line (Schiphol - Berlin)
• Intercity services on the whole line (Schiphol/The Hague/Rotterdam - Enschede)
• Stoptrein services on the whole line (Apeldoorn - Enschede)

Train Types

A wide variety of trains can be found regularly on the Almelo-Salzbergen railway:

• NS Class 1700
  NS Class 1700
  - Description :The Nederlandse Spoorwegen Class 1700 electric locomotives were built by Alsthom in 1990-1994. 81 of these locomotives, numbered 1701-1781, were built....
  
   on the Schiphol - Berlin service on the whole line
• NS Koploper
  NS Intercity Materieel
  The Intercity Materieel or ICM is an Electric Multiple Unit train type operated by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen in The Netherlands. The prototypes were built in 1977 and production started in 1983 until 1994 by Talbot....
  
   on the Schiphol/The Hague/Rotterdam - Enschede on the whole line
• NS Sprinter
  NS Stadsgewestelijk Materieel
  The Stadsgewestelijk Materieel or SGM is an Electric Multiple Unit train type operated by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen in The Netherlands. They were built from 1975 to 1983 by Talbot...
  
   on the Apeldoorn - Enschede service on the whole line
• NS Buffel
  NS Class 3400
  The NS Class 3400 diesel multiple units were built by Duewag, Talbot and SIG between 1996 and 1998. They operate in the Netherlands. They are operated by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen and some are currently on loan to Syntus. The class is referred to as DM'90 or Buffel by the Dutch, which means...
  
  on the Zwolle - Enschede service between Wierden and Almelo

There are also large numbers of freight trains operating along the line.