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Capitals in the province West-Vlaanderen

In the province of West-Vlaanderen the following lines were active.
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Capitel 2: Oostende - Nieuwpoort - Veurne

Trackwidth: 1000 mm

Operators:

  • CGVEFrom begin until 1905
  • OBFrom 1905 until 1927
  • SELVOPFrom 1927 until 1955
  • NMVBFrom 1955 until end

Below a print of the timetable of the year 1931.


 
Length
(km)
 TrajectDate
Opening
Temporary
closure
Date
electrification
Closure
passengers
Closure
goods
..Oostende Feysplein - Oostende Klein Parijs1885.07.13? - 1919.02.241923.07.241955.03.131952.02.01
..Oostende Klein Parijs - Mariakerke Ruslandstraat1885.07.13? - 1919.02.241923.07.241955.03.131952.02.01
..Mariakerke Ruslandstraat - Mariakerke dorp1885.07.13? - 1919.02.241932.11.091955.03.131952.02.01
..Mariakerk dorp - Middelkerke dorp1885.07.13? - 1919.03.08
1944.11.18 - ?
-?1952.02.01
..Middelkerke dorp - Krokodil1885.07.15? - 1919.05.10
1944.11.18 - ?
-?1952.02.01
..Krokodil - Westende dorp1885.07.15? - 1919.05.28
1944.11.18 - ?
-?1952.02.01
..Westende dorp - Lombardsijde dorp1885.07.15? - 1919.06.21
1944.11.18 - ?
-?1952.02.01
..Lombardsijde dorp - Nieuwpoort Palingbrug1885.07.15? - 1919.07.261928.07.012019.05.171952.02.01
..(1)Nieuwpoort Palingbrug - Nieuwpoort stad1885.07.15? - 1919.08.231928.07.011952.02.01
..Nieuwpoort stad - Groenendijk dorp1886.07.22? - 1919.08.23
1940.11.16 - ?
-?1952.02.01
..Groenendijk dorp - Oostduinkerke dorp1886.07.22? - 1919.08.23
1940.11.16 - ?
-?1952.02.01
..Oostduinkerke dorp - Koksijde dorp1886.07.22? - 1919.08.23
1944.09 - ?
??1952.02.01
..Koksijde dorp - Veurne1886.07.22? - 1919.08.23
1941.05.12 - ?
1929.07.16??
(1) in use
 
Length
(km)
 TrajectDate
Opening
Temporary
closure
Date
electrification
Closure
passengers
Closure
goods
..(1)Nieuwpoort stad - Nieuwpoort bad (3-rail)1889.05? - 1921.09.191928.07.011952.02.01
..(2)Nieuwpoort bad - Groenendijk bad1903.05.31? - 1921.09.191928.07.011952.02.01
..Groenendijk bad - Groenendijk dorp1903.05.31--1914-19181914-1918
(1) in use
(2) in use
 
Length
(km)
 TrajectDate
Opening
Temporary
closure
Date
electrification
Closure
passengers
Closure
goods
..(1)Nieuwpoort bad - Oostduinkerke bad1926.07.11-1928.07.011952.02.01
..(2)Oostduinkerke bad - Koksijde bad1926.07.11-1928.07.011952.02.01
(1) in use
(2) in use
 
Length
(km)
 TrajectDate
Opening
Temporary
closure
Date
electrification
Closure
passengers
Closure
goods
..Oostduinkerke bad - Oostduinkerke dorp1930.06.081944.09.xx - ?1930.06.08?1952.02.01