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Capitals in the province Antwerpen

In the province of Antwerpen the following lines were active.
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Capitel 19: Gent - Zaffelare

Trackwidth: 1000 mm

Operators:

  • TUVFrom begin until 1919
  • NMVBFrom 1919 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)Gent Grand Hernis - Gent St.Amandsberg1888.05.061917.xx.xx - 1919.04.27-19211921
..Gent St.Amandsberg - Oostakker Slotendries1888.05.061917.xx.xx - 1919.04.271930.12.161957.11.291957.11.29
..Oostakker Slotendries - Oostakker dorp1888.05.061917.xx.xx - 1919.05.16-1957.11.291957.11.29
..Oostakker dorp - Zaffelare1888.05.061917 - 1920.01.15-1953.04.191954.08.30
(1) In use for depot ridings until 1937
 
Length
(km)
 TrajectDate
Opening
Temporary
closure
Date
electrification
Closure
passengers
Closure
goods
..Gent St.Pieters - Gent Dampoort west1933.11.24-1933.11.241958.09.281958.09.28
..Gent Dampoort west - Gent Dampoort oost1930.12.16-1930.12.161958.09.281958.09.28
..Gent Dampoort oost - Gent St.Amandsberg1921-1930.12.161958.09.281958.09.28
 
Length
(km)
 TrajectDate
Opening
Temporary
closure
Date
electrification
Closure
passengers
Closure
goods
..(1)Gent Dampoort west - Gent Rabot1931.05.21---1958.12.29
(1) Only goods transport
 
Length
(km)
 TrajectDate
Opening
Temporary
closure
Date
electrification
Closure
passengers
Closure
goods
..(1)Gent Dampoort west - Gent Slachthuizen1933.10.06---?
(1) Only goods transport