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Capitals in the province Limburg

In the province of Limburg the following lines were active.
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Capitel 68: Tongeren - Lanaken - Vroenhoven - border

Trackwidth: 1000 mm

Operators:

  • RELSEFrom 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
..Tongeren - Riemst1897.05.15--1954.12.241955.05.04
..Riemst - Vroenhoven1897.05.15--1954.12.241955.05.04
..Vroenhoven - Lanaken1897.05.15--1954.12.241955.05.04
..Lanaken - Tournebride1898.01.07--1954.12.241954.12.24
 
Length
(km)
 TrajectDate
Opening
Temporary
closure
Date
electrification
Closure
passengers
Closure
goods
..(1)Vroenhoven - Vroenhoven border1909.05.011940 - 1943.03.xx-1950.01.041943.07.17
..(2)Vroenhoven border - Maastricht1909.05.011940 - 1943.03.xx-1943.07.171943.07.17
(1) Already goods transport from 5.4.1909; Reopening in 1943 only for goods transport
(2) Already goods transport from 5.4.1909; Reopening in 1943 only for goods transport