Belgian railway line 162

{{short description|Belgian railway line connecting Namur to the Luxembourg border}}

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|caption = Express Vauban in Florée in 2011

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|status = Operational

|locale = Belgium

|start = Namur railway station

|end = Luxembourg border near Arlon

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|open = 1858-1859

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|operator = National Railway Company of Belgium

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|electrification = 3000 V DC

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The Belgian railway line 162 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Namur to the Luxembourg border at Sterpenich (Arlon). Completed in 1859, the line runs 146.8 km.{{cite web| url=http://www.belrail.be/F/infrastructure/lignes/162.html| title=Ligne 162: Namur - Frontière luxembourgeoise| website=BelRail.be| language=fr| date=9 August 2007}} Together with the Belgian railway line 161 (Brussels – Namur) and the CFL Line 50 (Sterpenich – Luxembourg City), it forms the important rail link between Brussels and Luxembourg.

August 2022 work will start on having the electrification switched over to 25kV{{Cite web |date=2022-06-29 |title=L162 : trois semaines d'interruption du trafic pour passer au 25kV AC - RailTech.be |url=https://www.railtech.be/fr/infrastructure/2022/06/29/l162-trois-semaines-dinterruption-du-trafic-pour-passer-du-3kv-dc-au-25kv-ac/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=RailTech.be - |language=fr-FR}} these works are part of a desire to increase the speed, load and frequency of rail traffic.