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Capitel 16: Bruxelles - Leerbeek - Enghien

Trackwidth: 1000 mm

For this line in an early stage there were plans. In 1884 the plan was made, in 1888 the line was ready. In Brussel the line ended on the Place de la Constitution (near the railway station of Brussel-Midi). In 1899 the line was extended to the Rouppeplein in Brussel.

In 1906 the Tramway de Bruxelles did want to create a new tramline from Laken to Anderlecht, and so making competition with the lines of the NMVB. Several discussions of governemental instances led to the descision that the NMVB was allowed to remain the running party. In 1909 the section from Brussel to Het Rad was electrified.

Financing: 1.231.000 franc (state: 308.000, province Brabant: 293.000, province Hainault: 15.000, local communities: 595.000, private persons: 20.000).


Operators:

  • VFBFrom begin 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
..Brussel Rouppeplein - Brussel Place de la Constitution1891.06.28-1909.11.251972.09.011972.09.01
..Brussel Place de la Constitution - Kuregem1888.02.01-1909.11.251972.09.011972.09.01
..Kuregem - Bon Air1888.02.01-1909.11.251972.09.011972.09.01
..Bon Air - Het Rad1888.02.01-1909.11.251972.09.011972.09.01
..Het Rad - St.Kwintens Lennik1888.02.01-1931.12.281972.09.011972.09.01
..St.Kwintens Lennik - Leerbeek1888.09.22-1932.03.271972.09.011972.09.01
..Leerbeek - Edingen1888.09.22--1959.02.251959.02.25
 
Length
(km)
 TrajectDate
Opening
Temporary
closure
Date
electrification
Closure
passengers
Closure
goods
..(1)Kuregem - Abbatoirs1894---1925
(1) Only goods transport

Halts in this capitel

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Brussel Rouppeplein - Brussel Place de la Constitution
[ Brussel Rouppeplein ]   [ Stalingradlaan ]   [ Argonnestraat ]   [ Place de la Constitution ]  
Brussel Place de la Constitution - Kuregem
[ Place de la Constitution ]   [ Brussel-Midi ]   [ Rue de France ]   [ Onderwijsstraat ]   [ Herzieningslaan ]   [ Eloystraat ]   [ Grondelstraat ]   [ Kuregem ]  
Kuregem - Bon Air
[ Kuregem ]   [ Anderlecht Vaartbrug ]   [ Doverstraat ]   [ Blijdschapstraat ]   [ Anderlecht Bon Air ]  
Bon Air - Het Rad
[ Anderlecht Bon Air ]   [ Elsa Frisonplein ]   [ Veeweijde ]   [ Bizetplein ]   [ Het Rad ]  
Het Rad - St.Kwintens Lennik
[ Het Rad ]   [ Klaverstraat ]   [ Vogelenzang kerkhof ]   [ IJzeren Kruis ]   [ Vlezenbeek Veldekensstraat ]   [ Itterbeek Nachtegaal / Le Rissignol ]   [ Vlezenbeek De Linde ]   [ Vlezenbeek Station ]   [ Vlezenbeek Kwade Wegen ]   [ Groenenberg ]   [ Weg naar Gaasbeek ]   [ St.Martens Lennik station ]   [ St.Martens Lennik Dorp ]   [ St.Kwintens Lennik Station ]  
St.Kwintens Lennik - Leerbeek
[ St.Kwintens Lennik Station ]   [ St.Kwintens Lennik Negenbunderstraat ]   [ Saffelberg / Goyck Belle ]   [ Zwartenbroek ]   [ Gooik Oplombeek ]   [ Gooik Station ]   [ Gooik Kwakenbeek ]   [ Leerbeek Stelplaats ]  
Leerbeek - Edingen
[ Leerbeek Stelplaats ]   [ Leerbeek Steenwg Ninove ]   [ Kester Van Rossum / weg Oetingen ]   [ Kester Dorp ]   [ Kester Station ]   [ Herfelingen Molen ]   [ Herfelingen Baan Heikruis ]   [ Herfelingen Station ]   [ Herfelingen Beeldekensweg ]   [ Herfelingen Vier Armen ]   [ Hérinnes / Heilkruis Zagerij ]   [ Kokejane Hérinnes ]   [ Héerinnes Den Doorne ]   [ Lettelingen Suikerfabriek ]   [ Enghien Brug station ]   [ Enghien stad ]   [ Enghien Station Vicinale ]  
Kuregem - Abbatoirs
[ Kuregem ]   [ Abbatoirs ]  


Autorails on this line

1933 - 1933 : AR36 (Brussel - Leerbeek (test))
1934 - 1945 : AR94 (Brussel - Leerbeek - Edingen)
1934 - 1955 : AR95 (Brussel - Leerbeek - Edingen)
1949 - 1950 : AR279 (Brussel (leerbeek))
1949 - 1957 : AR278 (Brussel (leerbeek))
1950 - 1956 : AR271 (Brussel (leerbeek))
1951 - 1955 : ART42 (Brussel (depot Leerbeek))
1954 - 1955 : AR266 (Brussel (leerbeek))
1957 - 1960 : AR263 (Brussel (leerbeek))
1966 - 1966 : AR133 (Brussel)
1969 - 1972 : AR300 (Brussel group)

 


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