Website Wim Kusee : Tram lines in Belgium (NMVB)

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Trams in Belgium (NMVB/SNCV/city trams)

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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 85: Aarsele - Kortrijk - Moeskroen - Menen

Trackwidth: 1000 mm

Operators:

IC From begin until 1927
NMVB From 1927 until end

Below a print of the timetable of the year 1931.

Length (km)		Traject	Date Opening	Temporary closure	Date electrification	Closure passengers	Closure goods
..		Kortrijk Station - St.Janspark	1900.05.01	1917.07.01 - 1919.03.xx	-	1955.01.31	1954.10.21
..		Kortrijk St.Janspark - Ooigem	1900.05.01	1917.07.01 - 1919.03.xx	-	1955.01.31	1954.10.21
..		Ooigem - Wakken	1900.05.01	1917.07.01 - 1919.07.01	-	1955.01.31	1954.10.21
..		Wakken - Aarsele	1906.05.14	1917.07.01 - 1919.12.29	-	1955.01.31	1954.10.21

Length (km)		Traject	Date Opening	Temporary closure	Date electrification	Closure passengers	Closure goods
..		Kortrijk (station north) - station south	1939.05.25	-	1939.05.25	?	?
..		Kortrijk (station south) - Bellegem	1902.06.15	1917.05.31 - 1919.02.24	1939.05.25	?	?
..		Bellegem - Moeskroen station	1902.06.15	1917.05.31 - 1919.02.24	1939.05.25	?	?
..		Moeskroen station - Moeskroen Risquons Tout	1900.08.08	-	1932.07.03	1954.10.26	1954.11.22
..		Moeskroen Risquons Tout - Menen Barakken	1900.08.08	-	1932.06.19	1954.10.26	1954.11.22
..		Menen Barakken - Menen Grote Markt	1900.08.08	-	1932.07.10	1954.10.26	1954.11.22

Length (km)		Traject	Date Opening	Temporary closure	Date electrification	Closure passengers	Closure goods
..		Moeskroen Risquons Tout - Mont-a-Leux	1906.05.04	1917.07.01 - 1919.03.09	1932.07.03	1960.05.29	1960.05.29

Length (km)		Traject	Date Opening	Temporary closure	Date electrification	Closure passengers	Closure goods
..		Moeskroen Risquons Tout - La Planche	1932.12.24	-	1932.12.24	1954.09.30	1958.03.17