A ''staatslijn'' (; English: state line) is a

railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

that was established as a result of the railway law passed on 18 August 1860 by the State in the

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

. 10 of these lines were built and utilized by the

Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen The Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (; "Company for the Exploitation of the State Railways") or SS was a private rail transport, railroad founded to use the government funded railways. The company existed until 1938, when it fo ...

. These are: *Staatslijn A: Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway *Staatslijn B:

Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway The Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from the port of Harlingen, Netherlands, Harlingen to Bad Nieuweschans, passing through Leeuwarden and Groningen (city), Groningen. The line was opened between 1863 ...

*Staatslijn C: Meppel–Groningen railway *Staatslijn D: Zutphen–Glanerbeek railway *Staatslijn E: Breda–Eindhoven railway, Venlo–Eindhoven railway and Maastricht–Venlo railway *Staatslijn F: Roosendaal–Vlissingen railway *Staatslijn G: Dutch part of the Viersen–Venlo railway *Staatslijn H:

Utrecht–Boxtel railway The Utrecht–Boxtel railway is an important Rail transport, railway in the Netherlands running from Utrecht Centraal railway station, Utrecht Centraal station to Boxtel railway station, Boxtel station, passing through Geldermalsen railway station ...

*Staatslijn I: Breda–Rotterdam railway *Staatslijn K:

Den Helder–Amsterdam railway The Den Helder–Amsterdam railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Den Helder to Amsterdam, passing through Alkmaar and Zaandam. It is also called the '' Staatslijn K'' ("state line K") in Dutch. The line is 81 km long. The ...

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