Belgian railway line 162 | |
Status: | Operational |
Locale: | Belgium |
Start: | Namur railway station |
End: | Luxembourg border near Arlon |
Open: | 1858-1859 |
Operator: | National Railway Company of Belgium |
Linelength: | 147km (91miles) |
Map State: | collapsed |
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.[1] 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[2] these works are part of a desire to increase the speed, load and frequency of rail traffic.
The main interchange stations on line 162 are:
to Marche-en-Famenne and Liège