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Capitals in the province Limburg

In the province of Limburg the following lines were active.
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Capitel 81: Hasselt - Oreye

Trackwidth: 1000 mm

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
..(1)Hasselt - Trekschuren1899.09.01-1932.04.171949.12.171949.12.17
..Trekschuren - Koretessem1899.09.01--1949.12.171949.12.17
..Kortessem - Borgloon1899.09.011917.04.xx - 1920.01.12-1949.12.171949.12.17
..Borgloon - Oreye1900.11.151917.04.xx - 1920.01.12-1949.12.171949.12.17
(1) Closure of electric line 10.5.1940 - ? (remaining steam traffic)