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Capitals in the province Antwerpen

In the province of Antwerpen the following lines were active.
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Capitel 12: Mechelen - Itegem - Westerlo - Geel - Turnhout

Trackwidth: 1000 mm

Operators:

  • SCVFrom begin until 1890
  • KSTMFrom 1890 until 1920
  • NMVBFrom 1920 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)Mechelen station - Mechelen Nekkerspoel1911.11.171915.05.01 - 1919.08.311932.07.311957.04.301957.04.30
..(2)Mechelen Nekkerspoel - Pasbrug1887.06.271915.05.01 - 1919.08.311932.07.311957.04.301957.04.30
..Pasbrug - OLV Waver1887.06.271915.05.01 - 1919.08.311932.07.311957.04.301957.04.30
..OLV Waver - Putte1887.06.271915.01.05 - 1919.08.171932.07.311957.04.301957.04.30
..Putte - Heist op den Berg1887.06.271915.05.01 - 1919.08.041932.07.311957.04.301957.04.30
..Heist op den Berg - Itegem1887.06.271917.10.01 - 1921.01.21-1951.09.281951.09.28
(1) From begin until 1919 mixed track 1000 mm + 1067 mm (because of cap.148)
(2) From begin until 1919 mixed track 1000 mm + 1067 mm (because of cap.148)
 
Length
(km)		 TrajectDate
Opening		Temporary
closure		Date
electrification		Closure
passengers		Closure
goods
..Heist op den Berg - Herselt1890.04.071917.10.01 - 1920.04.15
1943.03.15 - ?		-1953.04.111953.04.11
..Herselt - Westerlo1890.04.071917.10.01 - 1920.04.15
1943.03.15 - ?		-1953.04.111953.04.11
..Oosterlo - Geel vaart1898.07.011917.10.01 - 1920.07.30-1949.08.311949.08.31
..Westerlo - Oosterlo1898.07.011917.10.01 - 1920.07.30-1949.08.311954.07.12
..Geel vaart - Geel station1906.09.151917.10.01 - 1920.10.01-1949.08.311949.08.31
..Geel station - Kasterlee1906.09.151917.10.01 - 1921.01.21-1949.08.311949.08.31
..Kasterlee - Turnhout1906.09.151917.10.01 - 1921.04.09-1949.08.311949.08.31