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Capitals in the province Antwerpen

In the province of Antwerpen the following lines were active.
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Capitel 8: Gent - Zomergem - Ursel

Trackwidth: 1000 mm

Operators:

  • RELSEFrom begin until 1898
  • ETGFrom 1898 until 1931
  • NMVBFrom 1931 until end

Below a print of the timetable of the year 1931.


 
Length
(km)
 TrajectDate
Opening
Temporary
closure
Date
electrification
Closure
passengers
Closure
goods
..Gent St.Pieters - Gent Brugse Poort1931.05.03-1931.05.031959.06.011959.06.01
..Gent Bruggsche Poort - Gent Rabot1898-1931.05.031959.06.011959.06.01
..Gent Rabot - Lovendegem1886.11.23-1930.11.011959.06.011959.06.01
..Lovendegem - Zomergem kanaal1886.11.23-1931.03.291959.06.011959.06.01
..Zomergem kanaal - Zomergem dorp1887.06.15-1931.03.291959.06.011959.06.01
..Zomergem dorp - Ursel1898.10.02--1953.05.161956.02.28