diff --git a/matsim/Network.py b/matsim/Network.py
index 3d3d3a2..5f4d032 100644
--- a/matsim/Network.py
+++ b/matsim/Network.py
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ def read_network(filename, skip_attributes=False):
                 if 'class' in elem.attrib:
                     if elem.attrib['class'] == 'java.lang.Long':
                         atts['value'] = float(elem.text)
+                    if elem.attrib['class'] == 'java.lang.Double':
+                        atts['value'] = float(elem.text)
                     if elem.attrib['class'] == 'java.lang.Integer':
                         atts['value'] = int(elem.text)