Scenic route
Line 166 (Athus–Meuse)
Dinant → Bertrix · Belgium
Line 166 (Athus–Meuse) in pictures
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- Distance
- 72 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 1 h 09 min
- Average speed
- 63 km/h
- Top speed
- 120 km/h
- Operator
- SNCB
- Train
- L · Omnibus
- Countries
- Belgium
- In service since
- 1880
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Up the Meuse and over the Ardennes from Dinant to Bertrix — passenger trains on the Athus–Meuse freight road between Antwerp and Basel.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 270999 — 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 2 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of R 6056
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
How long is the Line 166 (Athus–Meuse)?
The Line 166 (Athus–Meuse) runs 72 km from Dinant to Bertrix.
How long does the Line 166 (Athus–Meuse) take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 09 min for the 72 km. That is an average of 63 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.
Who runs the Line 166 (Athus–Meuse)?
SNCB, with L, Omnibus.
How old is the Line 166 (Athus–Meuse)?
The line has been in service since 1880. 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.
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