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Capitals in the province Oost-Vlaanderen

In the province of Oost-Vlaanderen the following lines were active.
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Capitel 128: Gent - Merelbeke - Geraardsbergen

Trackwidth: 1000 mm

Operators:

  • CFPFrom begin until 1918
  • NMVBFrom 1918 until end

Below a print of the timetable of the year 1931.


 
Length
(km)
 TrajectDate
Opening
Temporary
closure
Date
electrification
Closure
passengers
Closure
goods
..Gent St.Pieter - Gent Sterre1925.04.01--1954.05.061955.02.04
..Gent Sterre - Merelbeke1913.10.111917-1954.05.061955.02.04
..Merelbeke - St.Lievens-Houtem1907.06.231917 - 1921.04.09-1954.10.021955.02.14
..St.Lievens-Houtem - Herzele1907.06.231917 - 1921.04.09-1955.12.151955.01.13
..Herzele - Geraardsbergen1912.05.011917 - 1921.10.01-1955.12.151955.01.13