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Capitals in the province Antwerpen

In the province of Antwerpen the following lines were active.
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Capitel 168: St.Truiden - Herk-de-Stad

Trackwidth: 1000 mm

Plans were made in 1900, in 1904 allowance was given. But the province Brabant did at first not want to spend money to this line. Only in 1909 the discussion was settled and definitive allowance was given. The line was opend in 1913.

Finacne: 1.000.000 franc (state: 550.000, province Limburg: 300.000, province Brabant: 50.000, local communities: 200.000).


Operators:

  • LSTMFrom 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
..St.Truiden - Herk-de-Stad1913.05.151917.03.xx - 1921.04.xx-1948.01.251948.01.25


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