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Capitel 106: Nivelles - Braine-l Alleud - Virginal et Embranchements

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Nivelles - Virginal / Braine l Alleud

In 1897 plans were made to create a line from Nivelles to Virginal with a branch line to Braine l Alleud. Plans came out to make this line electrified with 3 phase electricity. NMVB asked information, but it came out that it would be too expensive. Also enquiries to make the line with direct current electricity proved that it was too expensive. Therefore the NMVB decided to make the line with steam traction. For this line the NMVB itself was running the line.

Finance: 1.326.000 francs (state: 663.000, province Brabant: 322.000, local communities: 300.000, private persons: 31.000)

Virginal - Rebecq / Braine le Comte

The first plan (in 1899) was to create a line from Virginal to Edingen over Braine le Comte. But the minister of state decided that that would give competition to the railway line and did nog give allowance. Two years later allowance was given, but the local communities were not interested, so NMVB decided to create only the part Virginal - Braine le Comte with a branch to Rebecq. A positive descision for this was made in 1903. For this branch the NMVB was running the line.

Finance: 1.500.000 francs (state: 750.000, province Brabant: 153.000, province Hainault: 222.000, local communities: 375.000)


Operators:

  • VFBFrom 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
..Nivelles - Bois-Seigneur-Isaac1903.09.061917 - 1921.04.09-1958.10.131959.07.05
 
Length
(km)
 TrajectDate
Opening
Temporary
closure
Date
electrification
Closure
passengers
Closure
goods
..(1)Braine l Alleud gare est - Braine l Alleud gare ouest19101917 - 1921.04.091953.09.101958.10.131959.07.05
..Braine l Alleud - Bois-Seigneur-Isaac1904.10.091917 - 1921.04.09-1958.10.131959.07.05
..Bois-Seigneur-Isaac - Ittre1904.05.011917 - 1921.11.01-1958.10.131959.07.05
..Ittre - Virginal gare1907.08.101917 - 1921.11.01-1958.10.131959.07.05
..Virginal gare - Virginal village19011.11.11917 - 1921.11.01-1958.10.131959.07.05
..Virginal village - Planoit1913.03.201917 - 1922.04.16-1958.10.131959.07.05
..Planoit - Braine-le-Comte1912.06.011917 - 1922.04.16-1943.02.261943.02.26
(1) Until 1953 only for service trams
 
Length
(km)
 TrajectDate
Opening
Temporary
closure
Date
electrification
Closure
passengers
Closure
goods
..Planoit - Rebecq1912.03.201917 - 1922.04.16-1943.02.261943.02.26

Halts in this capitel

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Nivelles - Bois-Seigneur-Isaac
[ Nivelles Terminus ]   [ Nivelles Boulevard Fleur-de-Lys ]   [ Nivelles Dépot ]   [ Fonteneau ]   [ Baulers ]   [ Laid-Patard ]   [ Ferme du Moulin ]   [ Bois-Seigneur-Isaac Dorp ]   [ Bois-Seigneur-Isaac Station ]  
Braine l Alleud gare est - Braine l Alleud gare ouest
[ Braine l Alleud Dépot ]   [ Braine l Alleud SNCB ]  
Braine l Alleud - Bois-Seigneur-Isaac
[ Braine l Alleud SNCB ]   [ Timpe et Tard ]   [ Bouvrée ]   [ Ophain Dorp ]   [ Ophain Station ]   [ Les Culots ]   [ Bois-Seigneur-Isaac Station ]  
Bois-Seigneur-Isaac - Ittre
[ Bois-Seigneur-Isaac Station ]   [ Haut-Ittre Station ]   [ Haut-Ittre Chemin de la Bruyère ]   [ Ittre Raccordement Schoote ]   [ Ittre Moulin Ferrier ]   [ Ittre Station ]  
Ittre - Virginal gare
[ Ittre Station ]   [ Ittre Village ]   [ Ittre l Escaière ]   [ Ittre Moulin Delval ]   [ Ittre Papeterie Jacquet ]   [ Ittre Canal ]   [ Virginal Gare SNB ]  
Virginal gare - Virginal village
[ Virginal Gare SNCB ]   [ Virginal Cimetière ]   [ Virginal Bruyère ]   [ Virginal Station Vicinal ]  
Virginal village - Planoit
[ Virginal Station Vicinal ]   [ Hennuyères-les Aulnois ]   [ Hennuyères-Planoit ]  
Planoit - Braine-le-Comte
[ Hennuyères-Planoit ]   [ Braine-le-Comte-Marouset ]   [ Braine-le-Comte-Pont de l Incluse ]   [ Braine-le-Comte-La Houssière-Coraimont ]   [ Braine-le-Comte-Rond-Bonnet ]   [ Braine-le-Comte Gare SNCB ]  
Planoit - Rebecq
[ Hennuyères-Planoit ]   [ Hennuyères-Gourmette ]   [ Hennuyères-Tuileries ]   [ Hennuyères-Gare SNCB ]   [ Rebecq-Genette ]   [ Rebecq-Viaduc ]   [ Rebecq-Carrières ]   [ Rebecq-Le Gobard ]   [ Rebecq-Gare SNCB ]  


Autorails on this line

1859 - 1959 : AR182 (Nivelles - Virginal - Braine-l Alleud)
1859 - 1959 : AR183 (Nivelles - Virginal - Braine-l Alleud)
1933 - 1949 : AR36 (Nivelles - Virginal - Braine-l Alleud)
1933 - 1949 : AR37 (Nivelles - Virginal - Braine-l Alleud)
1934 - 1957 : AR116 (Nivelles - Virginal - Braine-l Alleud)
1945 - 1953 : AR94 (Nivelles)
1946 - 1947 : AR93 (Nivelles depot)
1949 - 1955 : AR262 (Nivelles - Virginal)
1949 - 1955 : AR263 (Nivelles - Virginal)
1950 - 1958 : AR279 (Nivelles)
1951 - 1958 : AR117 (Nivelles - Virginal - Braine-l Alleud)
1951 - 1958 : AR188 (Nivelles - Virginal - Braine-l Alleud)
1955 - 1956 : AR194 (Nivelles - Virginal - Braine-l Alleud)
1956 - 1959 : AR184 (Nivelles - Virginal - Braine-l Alleud)
1957 - 1959 : AR210 (Nivelles - Virginal - Braine-l Alleud)
1957 - 1960 : ART93 (Nivelles - Virginal - Braine-l Alleud)
1958 - 1959 : AR213 (Nivelles - Virginal - Braine-l Alleud)
1959 - 1960 : AR278 (Nivelles)
1959 - 1961 : AR279 (Nivelles)

 


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