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Capitals in the province Antwerpen

In the province of Antwerpen the following lines were active.
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Capitel 38: Gent - Wetteren - Hamme

Trackwidth: 1000 mm

Operators:

  • HJFrom begin until 1893
  • VFFrom 1893 until 1911
  • TUVFrom 1911 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 St.Pieters - Dampoort - St.Amandsberg
..Gent St.Amandsberg - Destelbergen1891.04.171918 - 1919.05.161931.01.161958.09.281958.09.28
..Destelbergen - Heusden1891.04.171918 - 1919.05.181931.01.161958.09.281958.09.28
..Heusden - Laarne1891.04.171918 - 1919.07.041932.01.101958.09.281958.09.28
..Laarne - Wetteren Liefkenshoek1891.04.171918 - 1919.08.151932.02.131958.09.281958.09.28
..Wetteren Liefkenshoek - Kalken1891.04.171918 - 1919.09.21-1953.04.184.5.1955
..Kalken - Overmere1891.04.171917 - 1919.10.22-18.4.19531955.05.04
..Overmere - Zele1891.04.171917 - 1919.12.01-18.4.19531955.05.04
..Zele - Hamme1891.04.171917 - 1919.08.01-18.4.19531955.05.04
(1) See cap.19
 
Length
(km)		 TrajectDate
Opening		Temporary
closure		Date
electrification		Closure
passengers		Closure
goods
..Wetteren Liefkenshoek - Wetteren station1902.05.011918 - 1919.08.151932.02.131958.09.281958.09.28