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Capitals in the province West-Vlaanderen

In the province of West-Vlaanderen the following lines were active.
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Capitel 6: Tielt - Aalter

Trackwidth: 1000 mm

Operators:

  • RELSEFrom begin until 1902
  • CFPFrom 1902 until 1919
  • NMVBFrom 1919 until end

Below a print of the timetable of the year 1931.


 
Length
(km)
 TrajectDate
Opening
Temporary
closure
Date
electrification
Closure
passengers
Closure
goods
..Aalter kanaal - Aalter Station1887.10.011914.10.13 - 1914.11.24
1916.03.16 - 1919.06.01
-1943.01.051943.01.05
..Aalter station - Ruislede1886.12.071914.10.13 - 1914.11.24
1916.03.16 - 1919.06.01
-1943.01.051943.01.05
..Ruislede - Tielt Markt1886.12.071914.10.13 - 1914.11.24
1916.03.16 - 1919.06.01
1943.01.05 - ?
-1953.08.081953.12.28
..(1)Tielt Markt - Tielt station1899.07.171914.09.30 - ?
1943.01.05 - ?
-1953.08.081953.12.28
(1) Also operated with horse tram


Autorails on this line

1934 - 1939 : AR78 (Tielt - Aalter)
1934 - 1939 : AR79 (Tielt - Aalter)
1935 - 1937 : AR149 (Tielt - Aalter)
1936 - 194x : AR247 (Tielt - Aalter - Eekloo)
1936 - 194x : AR247 (Tielt - Aalter - Eekloo)
1937 - 1953 : AR223 (Tielt - Aalter)
1940 - 1940 : AR3 (Tielt - Aalter)
1940 - 1940 : AR4 (Tielt - Aalter)
1951 - 1953 : AR213 (Tielt - Aalter)