Utrecht–Rotterdam railway

{{Short description|Railway line in the Netherlands}}

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|name = Utrecht–Rotterdam railway

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|image = Spoorlijn utrecht rotterdam.png

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|status = Operational

|locale = Netherlands

|start = Utrecht Centraal railway station

|end = Rotterdam Centraal railway station

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|open = 1855–1858

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|operator = Nederlandse Spoorwegen

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|electrification = 1.5 kV DC

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The Utrecht–Rotterdam railway is a heavily used railway in the Netherlands, running from Utrecht to Rotterdam, passing through Woerden and Gouda. The line was opened between 1855 and 1858. The western terminus was originally the Rotterdam Maas station. In 1899, a connection with the Rotterdam Delftse Poort station (the present Rotterdam Centraal station) was made. In 1953 a new line was opened between Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel station and Rotterdam Centraal station; the now obsolete Maas station was closed.{{Cite web |date=2012-07-16 |title=Spoorlijn Utrecht – Rotterdam - martijnvanvulpen.nl |url=https://martijnvanvulpen.nl/website/spoorgeschiedenis/nederlandsche-rhijnspoorweg-maatschappij/spoorlijn-utrecht-rotterdam/ |access-date=2024-11-19 |language=nl-NL}}