Trams in Belgium (NMVB/SNCV/city trams)
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Capitals in the province Antwerpen
In the province of Antwerpen the following lines were active.
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Capitel 86: Hasselt - Herk-de-Stad - Halen
Trackwidth: 1000 mm
Hasselt - Herk-de-Stad
Plans came in 1895, permission was given in 1897. Because of troubles with a railway crossing it lasted three years before the line was opened in 1900.Finance: 670.000 franc (state: 335.000, province Limburg: 223.000, local communities: 112.000)
Herk-de-Stad - Halen
Plans for this part came some years later. In 1900 the plan was made, in 1903 permission was given. This part was opened in 1905.Finance: 300.000 franc (state: 150.000, province Limburg: 100.000, local communities: 50.000)
Below a print of the timetable of the year 1931.
| Length (km) | Traject | Date Opening | Temporary closure | Date electrification | Closure passengers | Closure goods | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .. | Hasselt - Kuringen | 1900.07.01 | 1917.04.xx - 1920.12.12 | 1932.04.17 | 1948.01.25 | 1948.01.25 | |
| .. | Kuringen - Herk-de-Stad | 1900.07.01 | 1917.04.xx - 1920.12.12 | - | 1948.01.25 | 1948.01.25 | |
| .. | Herk-de-Stad - Halen | 1905.08.07 | 1915.08.xx - 1921.04.xx | - | 1948.01.25 | 1948.01.25 |