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Trams in Belgium (NMVB/SNCV/city trams)

Capitals in the province Oost-Vlaanderen

In the province of Oost-Vlaanderen the following lines were active.
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Capitel 19: Gent - Zaffelare

Trackwidth: 1000 mm

Operators:

TUV From begin until 1919
NMVB From 1919 until end

Below a print of the timetable of the year 1931.

Length (km)		Traject	Date Opening	Temporary closure	Date electrification	Closure passengers	Closure goods
..	(1)	Gent Grand Hernis - Gent St.Amandsberg	1888.05.06	1917.xx.xx - 1919.04.27	-	1921	1921
..		Gent St.Amandsberg - Oostakker Slotendries	1888.05.06	1917.xx.xx - 1919.04.27	1930.12.16	1957.11.29	1957.11.29
..		Oostakker Slotendries - Oostakker dorp	1888.05.06	1917.xx.xx - 1919.05.16	-	1957.11.29	1957.11.29
..		Oostakker dorp - Zaffelare	1888.05.06	1917 - 1920.01.15	-	1953.04.19	1954.08.30

(1) In use for depot ridings until 1937

Length (km)	Traject	Date Opening	Temporary closure	Date electrification	Closure passengers	Closure goods
..	Gent St.Pieters - Gent Dampoort west	1933.11.24	-	1933.11.24	1958.09.28	1958.09.28
..	Gent Dampoort west - Gent Dampoort oost	1930.12.16	-	1930.12.16	1958.09.28	1958.09.28
..	Gent Dampoort oost - Gent St.Amandsberg	1921	-	1930.12.16	1958.09.28	1958.09.28

Length (km)		Traject	Date Opening	Temporary closure	Date electrification	Closure passengers	Closure goods
..	(1)	Gent Dampoort west - Gent Rabot	1931.05.21	-	-	-	1958.12.29

(1) Only goods transport

Length (km)		Traject	Date Opening	Temporary closure	Date electrification	Closure passengers	Closure goods
..	(1)	Gent Dampoort west - Gent Slachthuizen	1933.10.06	-	-	-	?

(1) Only goods transport