Southern HSL bypass Almere | Infrastruct
A high-speed line (HSL) by Southern Flevoland, on the south side of Almere, the route may Amsterdam - Zwolle shorten considerably. The historic routes (road and rail) make a detour on Amersfoort, to avoid the former Zuiderzee. The previously proposed Flevo IJssel HSL to Zwolle is intended to shorten the route. The proposal here is an alternative to the Flevo IJssel HSL.
The 'South Flevo HSL' would join Harderwijk on the proposed HST Utrecht - Zwolle, the existing railway line. This blog is rather a regional railway Almere - Harderwijk proposed, and the two lines would share a route, east of Almere. The regional railway was emphatically not intended as HSL, because it makes a detour through Almere Centre and Almere Hout. Conversely, the HST is not intended to serve Almere, and emphatically will not drive: hence it is called a bypass of Almere. (If the trains have to stop, it could just as well in Almere Centrum, and does not require a bypass).
A new line to Harderwijk through South Flevoland is not an original proposal. Over the years many proposals have been made for shortening the route to the north. Eventually it was decided to Hanzelijn a half-hearted compromise that makes a detour via Lelystad. ups customer service The Zuiderzee, though a direct connection to the north would be, it was considered too expensive.
Her proposal assumes here that the railway Flevoland reached via the Holland Bridge, or a new bridge next to it. It is not dependent on a new bridge or tunnel across Ijmeer a project ups customer service that years 'research' is. The line to the Holland Bridge must be four-track, but that is already planned.
In Holland Bridge running the current railway next to the A6 motorway. Immediately after the bridge, the line bends to Almere Poort. The new HSL would continue alongside the highway - first on the north side. The route leaves the highway at exit 4.
The new line would then turn to the old route of the Waterlandseweg, this road was shifted to the east, to connect to Exit 5. A section is still in use as an access road, a portion is a bare strip in the planted ups customer service forest. The HSL route would with a wide curve to exit 4, connect it here. It also crosses ups customer service the highway. If necessary, the route can be slightly further east (blue dotted line) because of a wide curve.
HSL will therefore lie next to the Waterland tour, along the edge of Almere Haven. Beyond the Meentweg close the route to, that of the current Waterlandseweg (N 305). The route is almost straight here, between the road and the Waterland tour, and from km 3 in addition to the Hoge Vaart.
There are few intersecting roads, the biggest problem is exit 36 of the A27, where a tunnel ups customer service is needed. East of the exit there is a bend in the road, which is not suitable for a high-speed route. ups customer service The solution is to both the Hoge Vaart and the N 305 something ups customer service to shift, to widen the bend.
Connects to the HSL, the previously proposed route of the regional line Almere - Harderwijk. (This line was from Almere Centrum planned by the district Almere Hout walk). The functions of the two lines are not compatible, the HST would be here for 300 km / h will be built. The line should be from here to Harderwijk four-pronged: if not, it is no HST.
In each case, the route continues on the south side of the N305, next to open fields with just one intersecting road, the N301. After this crossing, the line deflection direction Zeewolde, arid forests. (The protected areas are hereby spared). Zeewolde, the regional line station next to downtown. HSL does not need it, but because of a large green area this is the best route through Zeewolde. A four-track tunnel shallow making any demolition in downtown inevitable. ups customer service
After Zeewolde, crosses both lines Wolderwijd the direction of Harderwijk. That requires a long tunnel: 6-7 km long, 4 km under water. The regional line has to Station Harderwijk therefore able route more or less fixed.
HSL would connect to the proposed HST Utrecht - Zwolle. ups customer service After Harderwijk share a route alongside the existing line. HSL from Utrecht would preferably run along the A28, starting at Nijkerk. This gives the possibility to combine the connection of all three lines, with a tunnel ups customer service through the residential Stadsweiden to the station. ups customer service
The construction of a four-track tunnel connection is radical for the district, but limits the nuisance elsewhere. The current Station Harderwijk changed beyond recognition: it gets an underground platform for the direction Almere, an overhead platform for the direction Putten / Nijkerk ups customer service / Amersfoort, and through tracks for the fast trei
