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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 41: Kortrijk - Wervick - Menen

Trackwidth: 1000 mm

Operators:

  • CMWFrom begin until 1899
  • ICFrom 1899 until 1927
  • NMVBFrom 1927 until end

Below a print of the timetable of the year 1931.


 
Length
(km)		 TrajectDate
Opening		Temporary
closure		Date
electrification		Closure
passengers		Closure
goods
..Kortrijk Station - Bissegem1893.02.131914.11.09 - 1919.03.191933.04.011957.10.141957.10.14
..Bissegem - Gullegem1893.02.131914.11.09 - 1919.03.19-1955.05.211955.08.29
..Gullegem - Moorsele1893.02.131914.11.09 - 1919.03.19-1955.05.211955.08.29
..Moorsele - Ledegem1893.02.131914.11.09 - 1919.03.19-1949.09.161949.09.16
..Ledegem - Dadizele1892.12.081914.11.09 - 1919.03.21-1949.09.161949.09.16
..Dadizele - Geluwe1892.12.081914.11.09 - 1919.04.01-1949.09.161949.09.16
..Geluwe - Wervick1893.02.131914.11.09- 1919.07.01-1942.12.161942.12.16
 
Length
(km)		 TrajectDate
Opening		Temporary
closure		Date
electrification		Closure
passengers		Closure
goods
..(1)Kortrijk Station - Bissegem
..Bissegem - Wevelgem1933.04.16-1933.04.161957.10.141957.10.14
..Wevelgem - Menen1933.04.16-1933.04.161957.10.141957.10.14
..Menen - Geluwe1892.12.081914.11.09 - 1919.05.251932.10.021954.05.221954.05.22
(1) See above
 
Length
(km)		 TrajectDate
Opening		Temporary
closure		Date
electrification		Closure
passengers		Closure
goods
..Kortrijk Station - Grote markt - St.Janspark1933.04.161940.05.xx - 1951.02.011933.04.161957.10.141957.10.14