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Capitals in the province Antwerpen

In the province of Antwerpen the following lines were active.
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Capitel 84: Turnhout - Hoogstraten grens

Trackwidth: 1000 mm

Operators:

  • AMDBFrom begin until 1920
  • NMVBFrom 1920 until end

Below a print of the timetable of the year 1931.


 
Length
(km)
 TrajectDate
Opening
Temporary
closure
Date
electrification
Closure
passengers
Closure
goods
..Turnhout - Beerse1904.08.28--1949.08.311949.08.31
..Beerse - Merksplas1904.08.281917.09.30 - 1919.11.17-1949.08.311949.08.31
..Merksplas - Merksplas kolonie1901.10.011916.12.xx - 1921.01.15-1949.08.311949.08.31
..Merksplas kolonie - Hoogstraten2.4.18941917.09.30 - 1921.01.15-1949.08.311949.08.31
..Hoogstraten - Meersel1899.03.20--1943.02.221943.02.22
..Meersel - Meersel dreef1899.09.01--1943.02.221943.02.22
..Meersel dreef - Meersel grens1899.09.01--1934.10.071937.11.xx
..Meersel grens - Rijsbergen (NL)1899.09.01--1934.10.071937.11.xx
 
Length
(km)
 TrajectDate
Opening
Temporary
closure
Date
electrification
Closure
passengers
Closure
goods
..Beerse - Cement factory1912.07.011917 - 1921.01.15-1943.02.221943.02.22
 
Length
(km)
 TrajectDate
Opening
Temporary
closure
Date
electrification
Closure
passengers
Closure
goods
..(1)Merksplas kolonie - Cement factory18871916.12.xx - ?-1943.02.221943.02.22
..(2)Cement factory - Rijkevorsel vaart1887--1943.02.221943.02.22
..Rijkevorsel vaart - St.Lennarts1912.07.01--1940.05.xx1940.05.xx
(1) From 1887 until 1912 this was part of capital 1
(2) From 1887 until 1912 this was part of capital 1