Rail Links To Adjacent Countries
All these links are to countries of the same gauge, although electrification and other systems (such as signalling) may differ.
- Denmark — voltage change to 25 kV AC
- Poland — voltage change to 3 kV DC
- Czech Republic — voltage change to 3 kV DC
- Austria — same voltage
- Switzerland — same voltage
- France — voltage change to 25 kV AC or 1500 V DC
- Luxembourg— voltage change to 25 kV AC or 3 kV DC
- The Netherlands — voltage change to 1500 V DC
- Betuweroute voltage change to 25 kV AC - freight only
- Belgium — voltage change to 3 kV DC
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