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Where does the HSL Zuid run in the Netherlands?

Where does the HSL Zuid run in the Netherlands?

The HSL-Zuid ( Dutch: Hogesnelheidslijn Zuid, English: High-speed Line South ), is a 125 kilometre-long (78 miles) Dutch high-speed railway line running between the Amsterdam metropolitan area and the Belgian border, with a branch to Breda, North Brabant. Together with the Belgian HSL 4 it forms the Schiphol–Antwerp high-speed railway.

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When did the HSL Zuid connect to the Eurostar?

On 13 December 2009 Thalys began services from Amsterdam to Paris and Brussels on the HSL-Zuid. On 4 April 2018 the first scheduled Eurostar connected Amsterdam to London via the HSL-Zuid.

How often does Thalys run on the HSL Zuid?

Thalys runs several times a day on the HSL-Zuid with speeds up to 300 km/h. After the failure of V250 and Fyra International, Thalys frequency was expanded:

Is the Thalys line still part of HSL Zuid?

An upgrade programme is due for Thalys sets on Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam services prior to their transfer to HSL Zuid and the Belgian high-speed lines. Now rebranded as part of Hispeed, the joint Dutch-Belgian Benelux service may survive in some form after the new lines open.

What was the original speed of the HSL Zuid?

Initially the HSL-Zuid route supported speeds of up to 160 km/h on both the southern Rotterdam to Breda and the northern Rotterdam to Schiphol section of the line. This was because ETCS Level 2 had not commenced operations and Level 1 was still in use.

Is the Breda line part of the HSL?

Featuring a new dedicated platform for HSL services, Breda is part of the HSL service pattern. An upgrade programme is due for Thalys sets on Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam services prior to their transfer to HSL Zuid and the Belgian high-speed lines.