Belgian railway line 49

Belgian railway line 49
A level crossing at Busch in 2013, view towards Eupen
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Belgium
Termini	Welkenraedt Eupen
Service
Services	Belgian railway line 49 line 37 from Liège-Guillemins and line 39 from Montzen / Botzelaer 0,0 Welkenraedt Herbesthal line 37 to Hergenrath grens A3 E40 HSL 3 from Chênée to Y Hammerbrücke 5,9 Eupen 7,9 Belgian railway line 49A Raeren-Rott Y Rott, slur to Y Periol broken up lijn 48 van Sankt-Vith 13.5 Raeren lijn 48 naar Aachen-Rote Erde / Stolberg Hbf
Operator(s)	National Railway Company of Belgium
History
Opened	Welkenraedt - Eupen: 1 March 1864 Eupen - Raeren: 3 August 1887
Closed	Eupen - Raeren
Technical
Line length	14 km (8.7 mi)
Number of tracks	single track Welkenraedt - Eupen: 1
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	none
Operating speed	89 km/h (55 mph)
Route map line 37 from Liège-Guillemins and line 39 from Montzen / Botzelaer 0,0 Welkenraedt Herbesthal line 37 to Hergenrath grens A3 E40 HSL 3 from Chênée to Y Hammerbrücke 5,9 Eupen 7,9 Belgian railway line 49A Raeren-Rott Y Rott, slur to Y Periol broken up lijn 48 van Sankt-Vith 13.5 Raeren lijn 48 naar Aachen-Rote Erde / Stolberg Hbf

Belgian railway line 49 connects Welkenraedt with Eupen. The line is approximately 14.0-kilometre- long (8.7-mile). In its early days the line also connected to Raeren.