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Capitals in the province West-Vlaanderen

In the province of West-Vlaanderen the following lines were active.
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Capitel 37: Brugge - Sluis - Heist

Trackwidth: 1000 mm

Operators:

  • AMDBFrom begin until 1905
  • OBFrom 1905 until 1927
  • SELVOPFrom 1927 until 1955
  • NMVBFrom 1955 until end

Below a print of the timetable of the year 1931.


 
Length
(km)		 TrajectDate
Opening		Temporary
closure		Date
electrification		Closure
passengers		Closure
goods
..Brugge station - Brugge Dampoort1890.03.181914.10.26 - 1919.02.201913.03.021956.09.291952.02.01
..Brugge / - Dudzele1890.03.181914.10.26 - 1919.02.201930.07.191956.09.291952.02.01
..Dudzele - Westkapelle1890.03.181914.10.26 - 1919.03.101930.07.011956.09.291952.02.01
..Westkapelle - Knokke M.Lippensplein1890.03.181914.10.26 - 1919.03.101930.07.011956.09.291952.02.01
..(1)Knokke M.Lippensplein - Duinbergen1890.03.181914.10.26 - 1919.03.101911.07.011952.02.01
..(2)Duinbergen - Heist1890.03.181914.10.26 - 1919.03.101911.07.011952.02.01
(1) in use
(2) in use
 
Length
(km)		 TrajectDate
Opening		Temporary
closure		Date
electrification		Closure
passengers		Closure
goods
..Westkapelle - Sluis (NL)1890.05.011914.10.26 - 1921.01.011930.08.011951.10.061951.10.06
 
Length
(km)		 TrajectDate
Opening		Temporary
closure		Date
electrification		Closure
passengers		Closure
goods
..(1)Knokke M.Lippensplein - Knokke Bunningenplein1912.06.291914.10.30 - 1919.06.29
1943 - ?		1912.06.291966.06.301952.02.01
..Knokke Bunningenplein - Het Zoute1912.06.291914.10.30 - 1919.06.29
1943 - ?		1912.06.291966.06.301952.02.01
..Het Zoute - Kustlaan1921.01.011943 - ?1921.01.011966.06.301952.02.01
..Het Zoute Siska - border1928.07.011943 - ?1928.07.011966.06.301952.02.01
..border - Retranchement1930.07.191943 - ?1930.07.191939.08.301939.08.30
(1) From 2.4.1894 - 1912 there was a horse tramline from Knokke to Knokke beach
 
Length
(km)		 TrajectDate
Opening		Temporary
closure		Date
electrification		Closure
passengers		Closure
goods
..Knokke Albertplein - Lippenlaan (city line)1929.07.21-1929.07.211951.06.301951.06.30
..Knokke Lippenlaan - Duinbergen (city line)1938.08.23-1938.08.231951.06.301951.06.30