Den Dolder–Baarn railway

The Den Dolder–Baarn railway is a railway line in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands running from Den Dolder to Baarn, passing through Soest. It is also called the Sticht Line (Dutch: Stichtse lijn). Openend in 1898 in order to link Baarn with the city of Utrecht, it is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen and belongs to ProRail.

Den Dolder–Baarn railway
Stichtse lijn
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleUtrecht, Netherlands
TerminiDen Dolder railway station
52.1402°N 5.2421°E / 52.1402; 5.2421 (Den Dolder railway station)
Baarn railway station
52.2082°N 5.2820°E / 52.2082; 5.2820 (Baarn railway station)
Service
Operator(s)Nederlandse Spoorwegen
History
Opened27 June 1898
Technical
Line length10.7 km (6.6 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification1.5 kV DC
Route map
 Line from Utrecht
 0.0 Den Dolder
Line to Amersfoort
 5.2 Soest Zuid
 6.1 Soest
 7.5 Soestdijk
Line from Amersfoort
 10.7 Baarn
 Line to Amsterdam and Hilversum

The railway line is 11 km long and was electrified in 1948. The line is single track, with a passing place at Soest station. The line has 5 stations: Den Dolder, Soest Zuid, Soest, Soestdijk and Baarn. There used to be two more stations on the line: De Paltz (1898-1933) and Baan Buurtstation (1898-1948), the original terminus of this line. After the line was electrified, the line was extended to the other existing Baarn station (which has been the current terminus of this line ever since).

Service

Currently one service operates over the line:

Series Type Route Material Frequency
5500 Stoptrein Baarn – Soestdijk – Soest – Soest Zuid – Den Dolder – Bilthoven – Utrecht Overvecht – Utrecht Centraal DD-AR 2x per hour
  • Den Dolder
  • Soest Zuid
  • Soestdijk
  • Soest

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