Trams in Belgium (NMVB/SNCV/city trams)
Lines in the province Antwerpen
In the province of Antwerpen there were 3 groups:
To see dates of opening, closure, etc: click on the link of the captial for that line.
Group: Turnhout
This group consisted of the lines of the earlier company of the AMDB. The starting in Antwerpen was in Zurenborg. From around 1930 on the lines departed from the city center at surroundings of the central station going over tracks of the Antwerpen tramway. The following lines can be distinguished:
electrified lines:
- Line 40 : (cap.1) Antwerpen - Oostmalle
- Line 41 : (cap.1) Antwerpen - Oostmalle - Turnhout
- Line 42 : (cap.31) Antwerpen - Wommelgem - Broechem - Lier
- Line 42b : (cap.31) Antwerpen - Wommelgem dorp
- Line 43 : (cap.31) Antwerpen - Wommelgem - Broechem
not electrified lines:
- Line 254 : (cap.64) Turnhout - Mol - Eindhout - Zichem
- Line 254-bis : (cap.64) Eindhout - Oostelo
- Line 255 : (cap.1) Oostmalle - Rijkevorsel - Hoogstraten
- Line 258 : (cap.84) Turnhout - Merksplas - Cementfabriek - Rijkevorsel - St.Lenaarts
- Line 258-bis : (cap.84) Turnhout - Beerse - Cementfabriek - Rijkevorsel - St.Lennaarts
- Line 259 : (cap.84) Turnhout - Beerse - Merksplas - Hoogstraten - Meersel - border
- Line 262 : (cap.70) Fort Brasschaat - St.Lennaarts - Oostmalle - Herentals - Westerlo
- Line 265 : (cap.133) Turnhout - Poppel - Border
- Line 267 : (cap.57) Turnhout - Arendonk - Border
- Line 284 : (cap.12) Turnhout - Kasterlee - Geel - Westerlo - Heist-op-den-Berg
Group: Merksem
This group consisted of the lines of the earlier company of the VA. The starting in Antwerpen was in Antwerpen Klapdorp. From around 1930 on the lines departed from the city center at surroundings of the central station going over tracks of the Antwerpen tramway. The following lines can be distinguished:
electrified lines:
- Line 60 : (cap.21) Antwerpen - Merksem
- Line 61 : (cap.22) Merksem - Schoten - s Gravenwezel
- Line 63 : (cap.22) Antwerpen - Merksem - Brasschaat
- Line 64 : (cap.22) Antwerpen - Merksem - Brasschaat - Wuustwezel - border
- Line 65 : (cap.22) Antwerpen - Merksem - Kapellen
- Line 70 : (cap.23) Antwerpen - Luchtbal - Hoevenen - Kapellen
- Line 72 : (cap.23) Antwerpen - Luchtbal - Hoevenen - Kapellen - Putte
- Line 73 : (cap.23) Antwerpen - Wilmarsdonk - Kruisschans
- Line 75 : (cap.23) Antwerpen - Luchtbal - Ekeren - Blauwhoef - Lillo
- Line 77 : (cap.23) Antwerpen - Luchtbal - Oorderen - Blauwhoef - Zandvliet - border
not electrified lines:
- Line - : (cap.21) Merksem IJskelder - Merksem kanaal (1435 mm, goods only)
Group: Itegem
This group consisted of the lines of the earlier company of the KSTM and the VT. The starting in Antwerpen was in Antwerpen Komedieplaats. From around 1930 on the lines departed from the city center at surroundings of the central station going over tracks of the Antwerpen tramway. The following lines can be distinguished:
electrified lines:
- Line 50 : (cap.77) Antwerpen - Boom - Rumst
- Line 52 : (cap.77) Antwerpen - Boom - Rumst - Mechelen
- Line 53 : (cap.77) Rumst - Duffel - Lier
- Line 54 : (cap.77) Antwerpen - Aartselaar (dorp) - Rumst
- Line H : (cap.12) Mechelen - Putte - Heist-op-den-Berg
- Line T : (cap.148) Mechelen - Keerbergen
- Line M : (cap.32) Mechelen - Keerbergen - Haacht
- Line 1 : (cap.184) Mechelen city line 1 (station - Waterloo)
- Line 2 : (cap.184) Mechelen city line 2 (station - Pasbrug)
- Line 3 : (cap.184) Mechelen city line 3 (station - Elzestraat)
not electrified lines:
- Line 250 : (cap.31) Broechem - Zandhoven - Oostmalle
- Line 253 : (cap.147) Lier - Putte - Tremolo - Werchter
- Line 275 : (cap.154) Westerlo - Aarschot
- Line 276 : (cap.148) Kerbergen - Tremolo - Aarschot
- Line 279 : (cap.12) Heist-op-den-Berg - Itegem
- Line 279 : (cap.105) Itegem - Bouwel - Zandhoven
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