Classic route
Liège–Maastricht railway
Liège → Maastricht · Belgium · Netherlands
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Down the Meuse from Liège to Maastricht, a cross-border run open since 1861 and now worked by Arriva's Dutch regional trains.
Stations
- 0 kmLiège-Guillemins
- 6 kmBressoux
- 18 kmVisé
- 22 kmEijsden
- 30 kmMaastricht Randwyck
- 31 kmMaastricht
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 3842767 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 5 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of R 18917
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Liège–Maastricht railway?
The Liège–Maastricht railway runs 31 km from Liège to Maastricht. It runs through Belgium and the Netherlands.
How long does the Liège–Maastricht railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 39 min for the 31 km. That is an average of 48 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.
Who runs the Liège–Maastricht railway?
Arriva, with RE 18, Sneltrein.
How old is the Liège–Maastricht railway?
The line has been in service since 1861. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
How often does the Liège–Maastricht railway run?
19 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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