Belgian railway line 125

The Belgian railway line 125 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Liège and Namur. Completed in 1851, the line runs 59.5 km.[1] It runs along the northern (left) bank of the river Meuse.

Belgian railway line 125
A passenger train at Andenne station in 2010
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleBelgium
Termini
Service
Operator(s)National Railway Company of Belgium
History
Opened1850-1851
Technical
Line length60 km (37 mi)
Number of tracksdouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC
Route map

Line from Brussels
from Tongeren
0.0
Liège-Guillemins
Lines to Maastricht, Aachen and Luxembourg
2.9
Sclessin
6.4
Pont-de-Seraing
7.3
Jemeppe-sur-Meuse
9.3
Flémalle-Grande
10.0
Leman
11.2
Flémalle-Haute
15.3
Engis
21.2
Haute-Flône
22.5
Amay
24.9
Ampsin
29.4
Huy
freight line from Marchin
30.4
Statte
freight line to Moha
32.7
Bas-Oha
40.3
Andenne
41.7
Château-de-Seilles
46.5
Sclaigneaux
48.8
Namêche
51.5
Marche-les-Dames
Line from Luxembourg and Dinant
59.5
Namur
Line to Brussels
Line to Charleroi

Stations

The main interchange stations on line 125 are:

Accidents and incidents

  • On 3 July 2008, a passenger train was in a rear-end collision with a freight train at Huy, near Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse. Forty-two people were injured.[2]
  • On 5 June 2016, a passenger train was in a rear-end collision with a freight train at Hermalle-sous-Huy. Three people were killed and 36 were wounded, nine seriously.

References

  1. "Ligne 125: Liège-Guillemins - Namur". BelRail.be (in French). 9 August 2007.
  2. "Treinbotsing nabij Hoei: 42 gewonden" [Train crash near Hoei, 42 wounded] (in Dutch). De Redactie. 3 July 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
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