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Capitel 129: Jodoigne - Tirlemont - St.Truiden

Trackwidth: 1000 mm

In 1896 several villages asked NMVB to create a tram line from Jodoigne to Sint Truiden. Some other villages asked to make a branch from Tienen. There were some discussions about competition with railway line, but the minister accepted to create the line with two branches. In 1901 there was the autorisation to create the line.

Finance: 2.360.000 francs (state: 1.180.000, province Limburg: 74.000, province Liege: 123.000, province Brabant: 442.000, local communities: 541.000)


Operators:

  • TUVFrom begin 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
..Tienen - Overhespen1907.06.29--1954.10.021962.05.02
..Overhespen - Dormaal1907.06.29--1954.10.021962.05.02
..Dormaal - Halle-Booienhoven1907.06.29--1954.10.021962.05.02
..Halle-Booienhoven - St.Truiden1907.06.29--1954.10.021957.04.19
 
Length
(km)
 TrajectDate
Opening
Temporary
closure
Date
electrification
Closure
passengers
Closure
goods
..Jodoigne - Petrem1908.04.04--1963.06.301960.06.01
..Petrem - Ezemaal1908.04.04--1963.06.301962.05.02
..Ezemaal - Overhespen1908.10.15--1963.06.301962.05.02

Halts in this capitel

Tienen - Overhespen
Tienen Station
Tienen Gilainstraat (Grote Markt)
Tienen Diestsestraat
Tienen Glabbeekse poort
Tienen Oplinterse Poort
Tienen hoek gasfabriek
Aandoren Fabriek
Hakendover Steenweg
Hakendover Station
Wommerson De Heek
Overhespen Station
Overhespen - Dormaal
Overhespen Station
Orsmaal Station
Orsmaal Dorp
Dormaal Station
Dormaal - Halle-Booienhoven
Dormaal
Halle Booihoven Dorp
Halle Booihoven Station
Halle-Booienhoven - St.Truiden
Halle Booihoven Statoin
Wilderen
Berg op Zoom
Hameau de Stayen
Thiensche Voorstad
St.Truiden NMBS
Jodoigne - Petrem
Jodoigne Dépot
Saint-Jean-Geest
Petrem Dorp
Petrem Station
Petrem - Ezemaal
Petrem Station
Petrem
Noduwez Station
Opheylissem Station
Beekborne
Neerheylissem Station
Neerheyissem Ste.Anne
Ezemaal Brug
Ezemaal Station Stelplaats
Ezemaal - Overhespen
Ezemaal Stelplaats
Ezemaal Dorp
Eliksem
Wange
Overhespen Kasteel
Overhespen Dorp
Overhespen Station


Autorails on this line

1934 - 1949 : AR126 (Tienen - St.Truiden)
1936 - 1945 : AR225 (Jodoigne - Tienen - St.Truiden)
1936 - 1947 : AR195 (Jodoigne - Tienen - St.Truiden)
1936 - 1950 : AR226 (Jodoigne - Tienen - St.Truiden)
1945 - 1949 : AR96 (Jodoigne - Tienen - St.Truiden)
1952 - 1953 : AR210 (Tienen)
1952 - 1954 : ART83 (Tienen)
1952 - 1955 : AR180 (Tienen - St.Truiden)
1953 - 1955 : AR213 (Jodoigne - Tienen - St.Truiden)
1953 - 1957 : AR171 (Jodoigne - Tienen - St.Truiden)
1954 - 1957 : AR229 (Tienen - St.Truiden)
1956 - 1957 : AR180 (Jodoigne depot)
1956 - 1958 : AR193 (Jodoigne depot)
1956 - 1958 : ART83 (Jodoigne depot)
1956 - 1958 : ART86 (Jodoigne depot)
1956 - 1958 : ART90 (Jodoigne depot)
1956 - 1958 : ART96 (Tienen - St.Truiden)
1956 - 1959 : AR181 (Jodoigne depot)
1958 - 1959 : ART85 (Tienen)
1958 - 1960 : ART83 (Jodoigne - Tienen - St.Truiden)
1958 - 1961 : ART96 (Jodoigne depot)
1958 - 1962 : AR185 (Jodoigne depot)
1959 - 1959 : AR227 (Jodoigne depot)
1959 - 1961 : ART120 (Tienen)
195x - 1956 : ART96 (Jodoigne - Tienen - St.Truiden)
1960 - 1964 : ART86 (Tienen)
1961 - 1963 : ART83 (Tienen)
1961 - 1964 : ART96 (Tienen)

 


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