![Spoorlijn Zwolle - Kampen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Spoorlijn_Zwolle_-_Kampen.png)
The Kamperlijntje is a
railway
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
in the
Netherlands
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running since 10 May 1865 between the cities of
Zwolle
Zwolle () is a city and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Overijssel and the province's second-largest municipality after Enschede with a population of 130,592 as of 1 December 2021. Zwolle is on ...
and
Kampen in the province
Overijssel. The most northern part of the
Utrecht–Kampen railway
The Utrecht–Kampen railway (also known as ''Centraalspoorweg'') is an important railway line in the Netherlands running from Utrecht to Kampen, passing through Bilthoven, Amersfoort, Nijkerk, Ermelo, Harderwijk, Nunspeet, Wezep and Zwolle. The ...
(''Centraalspoorweg''), the 12 km long section now has three stations, two are its termini:
Zwolle
Zwolle () is a city and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Overijssel and the province's second-largest municipality after Enschede with a population of 130,592 as of 1 December 2021. Zwolle is on ...
and
Kampen, and an intermediate station,
Zwolle Stadshagen. In the past, it had two more stations: ''Zwolle Veerallee'' (closed in 1969) and ''Mastenbroek'' (closed in 1933 and again in 1941). The journey between Zwolle and Kampen takes about ten minutes.
The line is operated by
Keolis Nederland
Keolis Nederland is a public transport company operating bus and passenger train services in the Netherlands. Originally created as Syntus and owned by Connexxion, Keolis and Nederlandse Spoorwegen, since 2012 Keolis Nederland has been a 100% subs ...
(with electric
Stadler FLIRT trains departing twice an hour) and funded in part by the province of
Overijssel and the municipalities of Zwolle and Kampen.
A new intermediary station,
Zwolle Stadshagen, was initially scheduled to open in December 2017, but because of groundwork issues, its opening was postponed. It was finally opened on 15 December 2019.
[{{cite news , title=Station Zwolle Stadshagen geopend , url=https://www.zwolle.nl/wonen-en-leven/wijken/stadshagen/uitgelicht/station-zwolle-stadshagen-geopend , publisher=City of Zwolle , date=16 December 2019 , language=Dutch]
References
Railway lines in the Netherlands
Railway lines opened in 1865
1865 establishments in the Netherlands
Railway lines in Overijssel
Standard gauge railways in the Netherlands