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Weesp–Leiden railway

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features a 6 kilometres (3.7 mi)-long tunnel, in which Schiphol railway station is located. When it was constructed, Schiphol was the only railway station in the Netherlands to be in-tunnel.
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Amsterdam De Vlugtlaan was closed in 2000, after the opening of the
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opened to provide a connection between the new line and the
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The line was extended in both directions in 1981 to
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ProRail
Netherlands
Weesp
Leiden Centraal
Heavy rail
Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Track gauge
Legend
Weesp–Lelystad railway
Almere Centrum
Amsterdam–Zutphen railway
Amersfoort
Vecht
Weesp
Amsterdam-Rhine Canal
Amsterdam–Zutphen railway
Amsterdam Centraal
Diemen Zuid
Amsterdam–Arnhem railway
Amsterdam Centraal
Duivendrecht
Utrechtboog
Amsterdam–Arnhem railway
Utrecht
Amstel
Amsterdam RAI
Amsterdam Zuid
Amsterdam–Schiphol railway

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