</s> ▁The ▁Amsterdam – Ar n hem ▁railway , ▁also ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Amsterdam – El ten ▁railway ▁or ▁Rh ijn sp oor weg ▁in ▁Dutch ▁( English : ▁Rh ine ▁railway ), ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁railway ▁that ▁connect s ▁Amsterdam , ▁Netherlands ▁with ▁U tre cht ▁and ▁Arn hem , ▁and ▁continues ▁into ▁Germany . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁railway ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁several ▁stages ▁by ▁the ▁Nederland sche ▁Rh ijn sp oor weg - Ma at sch app ij ▁( N RS ) ▁between ▁ 1 8 ▁December ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁and ▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁with ▁construction ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 . ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁elect r ified ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁between ▁Amsterdam ▁and ▁Arn hem ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁between ▁Arn hem ▁and ▁El ten . ▁The ▁line ▁has ▁been ▁heavily ▁re built ▁between ▁Amsterdam ▁Bij mer ▁Arena ▁and ▁U tre cht ▁Cent ra al ▁to ▁increase ▁its ▁capacity , ▁which ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁finished ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Route ▁ ▁The ▁line ▁leaves ▁Amsterdam ▁in ▁an ▁e aster ly ▁direction ▁with ▁the ▁line ▁to ▁Am ers fo ort , ▁which ▁leaves ▁at ▁Amsterdam ▁Mu ider po ort , ▁the ▁line ▁then ▁continues ▁in ▁a ▁sou ther ly ▁direction ▁and ▁shortly ▁before ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁Amsterdam ▁Am st el , ▁the ▁met ro ▁lines ▁ 5 1 , ▁ 5 3 ▁and