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Capitel 24: Leopoldsburg - Bree - Maaseik

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Leopoldsbrug - Bree

There were already plans to create a line from Bree to Neerpelt in 1884. But for that line nothing came through. But already in 1885 a new plan was made, now from Leopoldsburg over Bree to Maaseik. In the first plans it was also named to extend the line from Leopoldsburg to Mechelen over Westerlo, Heist-op-den-Berg and Westerlo. But that plan was not realized. The line Leopoldsburg-Bree was officially accorded in 1887 and opened in 1888.

Finance: 738.000 franc (state: 246.000, province Limburg: 246.000, 212.000 local communities, 34.000 private persons).

Bree - Maaseik

One year later, in 1888, the part from Bree to Maaseik was official accorded; this part was opened in 1890.

Finance: 512.000 franc (state: 171.000, province Limburg: 171.000, 145.000 local communities, 25.000 private persons).


Operators:

  • LSTMFrom 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
..Leopoldsburg kanaal - Leopoldsburg dorp1890.12--1948.08.xx1948.08.xx
..Leopoldsburg dorp - Wijchmaal1888.01.09--1948.08.xx1948.08.xx
..Wijchmaal - Bree1888.01.09--1955.08.291948.08.xx
..Bree - Maaseik1890.05.01--1948.08.xx1948.08.xx

Halts in this capitel

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Leopoldsburg kanaal - Leopoldsburg dorp
[ Leopoldsburg Kanaal ]   [ Leopoldsburg Station Etat ]  
Leopoldsburg dorp - Wijchmaal
[ Leopoldsburg Station Etat ]   [ Leopoldsburg Burgstraat ]   [ Leopoldsburg Infanterie Goethalstraat ]   [ Hechtel Halfweg ]   [ Hechtel Oefeningsplein ]   [ Hechtel Station ]   [ Wijchmaal Station ]  
Wijchmaal - Bree
[ Wijchmaal Station ]   [ Wijchmaal Dorp ]   [ Peer Stadhuis ]   [ Peer Station ]   [ Grote Brogel Smeetshof ]   [ Grote Brogel Laarderheide ]   [ Ellekom Meeuwen ]   [ Reppel ]   [ Gerdingen ]   [ Bree Stadhuis ]   [ Bree Station ]  
Bree - Maaseik
[ Bree Station ]   [ Opitter Panhoven ]   [ Opitter Roeren ]   [ Opitter Kapel ]   [ Opitter Dorp ]   [ Gruitrode Solt ]   [ Gruitrode Kom ]   [ Neeroeteren Voorshoven ]   [ Neeroeteren Geisterenbrug ]   [ Neeroeteren Den Tip ]   [ Neeroeteren Dorp ]   [ Jagersborg ]   [ Hoogvonaren ]   [ Wurfeld ]   [ Maaseik Major Aertsplein ]  


Autorails on this line

1932 - 1944 : AR25 (Leopoldsburg - Bree - Maaseik)
1932 - 1949 : AR26 (Leopoldsburg - Bree - Maaseik)
1932 - 1949 : AR27 (Leopoldsburg - Bree - Maaseik)
1933 - 1949 : AR24 (Leopoldsburg - Bree - Maaseik)
1938 - 19xx : AR262 (Maaseik - Leopoldsburg)
1938 - 19xx : AR263 (Maaseik - Leopoldsburg)
1949 - 1953 : ART37 (Leopoldsburg - Bree - Maaseik)
1949 - 1954 : ART36 (Leopoldsburg - Bree - Maaseik)
1955 - 1955 : ART57 (Wijchmaal - Bree)
1956 - 1957 : ART158 (Leopoldsburg - Bree - Maaseik)

 


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