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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 7: Oostende - Blankenberge - Heist

Trackwidth: 1000 mm

Operators:

  • OBFrom begin 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
..(1)Oostende Feysplein - Oostende station (city tram)1897.071918.09.01 - 1921.05.151909.05.15?
..(2)Oostende station - Oostende bridge harbour (city tram)1897.071918.09.01 - 1921.05.151909.05.151952.02.01
..Oostende bridge harbour - Oostende Slijkens (city tram)1897.071918.09.01 - 1921.05.151909.05.151956.06.021952.02.01
(1) in use
(2) in use
 
Length
(km)
 TrajectDate
Opening
Temporary
closure
Date
electrification
Closure
passengers
Closure
goods
..(1)Oostende bridge harbour - Zandvoorde (city tram)1914-??1952.02.01
(1) Only incidental trafic at boat races
 
Length
(km)
 TrajectDate
Opening
Temporary
closure
Date
electrification
Closure
passengers
Closure
goods
..(1)Oostende Feysplein - Oostende Marie Joséplein (city tram)19051918.09.01 - 1921.05.15
1944 ca.
1909.05.15-
..Oostende Marie Joséplein - Klein Parijs (city tram)1909.05.151918.09.01 - 1921.05.15
1944 ca.
1909.05.15??
(1) in use
 
Length
(km)
 TrajectDate
Opening
Temporary
closure
Date
electrification
Closure
passengers
Closure
goods
..(1)Oostende bridge harbour - Vuurtoren (city tram)1903.09.211918.09.01 - 1919.06.01
1940.05.16 - ?
1909.05.151956.06.021952.02.01
(1) Until summer 1963 incidental traffic
 
Length
(km)
 TrajectDate
Opening
Temporary
closure
Date
electrification
Closure
passengers
Closure
goods
..Oostende bridge harbour - Vismijn (city tram)1936.12.211940.05.16 - ?1936.12.211958.06.301952.02.01
 
Length
(km)
 TrajectDate
Opening
Temporary
closure
Date
electrification
Closure
passengers
Closure
goods
..(1)Oostende station - Oostende bridge harbour
..Oostende bridge harbour - Bredene dorp1886.08.081918.09.01 - 1919.01.19?1955.06.171952.02.01
..Bredene dorp - De Haan1886.08.081918.09.01 - 1919.01.19?1955.06.171952.02.01
(1) see above
 
Length
(km)
 TrajectDate
Opening
Temporary
closure
Date
electrification
Closure
passengers
Closure
goods
..Bredene dorp - Bredene Bad1923.07.241940.05 - ?1923.07.241952.02.011952.02.01
 
Length
(km)
 TrajectDate
Opening
Temporary
closure
Date
electrification
Closure
passengers
Closure
goods
..(1)Oostende - Bredene Bad1905.07.091918.09.01 - 1919.01.191905.07.091952.02.01
..(2)Bredene Bad - De Haan1905.07.091918.09.01 - 1919.01.191905.07.091952.02.01
..(3)De Haan - Blankenberge1886.08.081918.09.01 - 1919.01.191909.05.291952.02.01
..(4)Blankenberge - Zeebrugge (3-rail)1908.10.071918.09.01 - 1919.06.151911.07.011952.02.01
..(5)Zeebrugge - Zeebrugge canalbridge1908.10.071914.10.2 - 1919.06.151911.07.011952.02.01
..(6)Zeebrugge canalbridge - Heist1908.10.071914.10.26 - 1919.06.291911.07.011952.02.01
(1) in use
(2) in use
(3) in use
(4) in use
(5) in use
(6) in use
 
Length
(km)
 TrajectDate
Opening
Temporary
closure
Date
electrification
Closure
passengers
Closure
goods
..Zeebrugge - Zeebruge Mole (pier)1930.06.051943 - ?1930.06.05?1952.02.01