Trams in Belgium (NMVB/SNCV/city trams)
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Capitals in the province Limburg
In the province of Limburg the following lines were active.
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Capitel 69: Tongeren - Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher
Trackwidth: 1000 mm
In 1886 there came plans to make a tram line from Tongeren to Jemeppe. But this was not allowed. Thn plans changed and plans came to make the line from Tongeren to Bierset. This was not accorded by the national governement because of competition with the railways. Then the plan was changed and a plan for a tram line from Tongeren to Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher was approved. In 1893 the plans were definitive, the line was opened in 1897.
Finance: 1.240.000 franc (state: 310.000, province Limburg: 175.000, province Liège: 238.000, local communities: 517.000)
Below a print of the timetable of the year 1931.
| Length (km) | Traject | Date Opening | Temporary closure | Date electrification | Closure passengers | Closure goods | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .. | Tongeren - Villers l Eveque | 1897.05.15 | goods: 1940.05.10 - ? passengers: 1942.05.15 - ? | - | ? | 1959.12.20 | |
| .. | Villers l Eveque - Fexhe le Haut Clocher village | 1897.05.15 | goods: 1940.05.10 - ? passengers: 1942.05.15 - ? | - | ? | ? | |
| .. | Fexhe le Haut Clocher village - gare | 1899.10.04 | goods: 1940.05.10 - ? passengers: 1942.05.15 - ? | - | ? | ? |