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Capitel 129: Jodoigne - Tirlemont - St.Truiden

Trackwidth: 1000 mm

In 1896 several villages asked NMVB to create a tram line from Jodoigne to Sint Truiden. Some other villages asked to make a branch from Tienen. There were some discussions about competition with railway line, but the minister accepted to create the line with two branches. In 1901 there was the autorisation to create the line.

Finance: 2.360.000 francs (state: 1.180.000, province Limburg: 74.000, province Liege: 123.000, province Brabant: 442.000, local communities: 541.000)


Operators:

  • TUVFrom 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
..Tienen - Overhespen1907.06.29--1954.10.021962.05.02
..Overhespen - Dormaal1907.06.29--1954.10.021962.05.02
..Dormaal - Halle-Booienhoven1907.06.29--1954.10.021962.05.02
..Halle-Booienhoven - St.Truiden1907.06.29--1954.10.021957.04.19
 
Length
(km)
 TrajectDate
Opening
Temporary
closure
Date
electrification
Closure
passengers
Closure
goods
..Jodoigne - Petrem1908.04.04--1963.06.301960.06.01
..Petrem - Ezemaal1908.04.04--1963.06.301962.05.02
..Ezemaal - Overhespen1908.10.15--1963.06.301962.05.02

Halts in this capitel

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Tienen - Overhespen
[ Tienen Station ]   [ Tienen Gilainstraat (Grote Markt) ]   [ Tienen Diestsestraat ]   [ Tienen Glabbeekse poort ]   [ Tienen Oplinterse Poort ]   [ Tienen hoek gasfabriek ]   [ Aandoren Fabriek ]   [ Hakendover Steenweg ]   [ Hakendover Station ]   [ Wommerson De Heek ]   [ Overhespen Station ]  
Overhespen - Dormaal
[ Overhespen Station ]   [ Orsmaal Station ]   [ Orsmaal Dorp ]   [ Dormaal Station ]  
Dormaal - Halle-Booienhoven
[ Dormaal ]   [ Halle Booihoven Dorp ]   [ Halle Booihoven Station ]  
Halle-Booienhoven - St.Truiden
[ Halle Booihoven Statoin ]   [ Wilderen ]   [ Berg op Zoom ]   [ Hameau de Stayen ]   [ Thiensche Voorstad ]   [ St.Truiden NMBS ]  
Jodoigne - Petrem
[ Jodoigne Dépot ]   [ Saint-Jean-Geest ]   [ Petrem Dorp ]   [ Petrem Station ]  
Petrem - Ezemaal
[ Petrem Station ]   [ Petrem ]   [ Noduwez Station ]   [ Opheylissem Station ]   [ Beekborne ]   [ Neerheylissem Station ]   [ Neerheyissem Ste.Anne ]   [ Ezemaal Brug ]   [ Ezemaal Station Stelplaats ]  
Ezemaal - Overhespen
[ Ezemaal Stelplaats ]   [ Ezemaal Dorp ]   [ Eliksem ]   [ Wange ]   [ Overhespen Kasteel ]   [ Overhespen Dorp ]   [ Overhespen Station ]  


Autorails on this line

1934 - 1949 : AR126 (Tienen - St.Truiden)
1936 - 1945 : AR225 (Jodoigne - Tienen - St.Truiden)
1936 - 1947 : AR195 (Jodoigne - Tienen - St.Truiden)
1936 - 1950 : AR226 (Jodoigne - Tienen - St.Truiden)
1945 - 1949 : AR96 (Jodoigne - Tienen - St.Truiden)
1952 - 1953 : AR210 (Tienen)
1952 - 1954 : ART83 (Tienen)
1952 - 1955 : AR180 (Tienen - St.Truiden)
1953 - 1955 : AR213 (Jodoigne - Tienen - St.Truiden)
1953 - 1957 : AR171 (Jodoigne - Tienen - St.Truiden)
1954 - 1957 : AR229 (Tienen - St.Truiden)
1956 - 1957 : AR180 (Jodoigne depot)
1956 - 1958 : AR193 (Jodoigne depot)
1956 - 1958 : ART83 (Jodoigne depot)
1956 - 1958 : ART86 (Jodoigne depot)
1956 - 1958 : ART90 (Jodoigne depot)
1956 - 1958 : ART96 (Tienen - St.Truiden)
1956 - 1959 : AR181 (Jodoigne depot)
1958 - 1959 : ART85 (Tienen)
1958 - 1960 : ART83 (Jodoigne - Tienen - St.Truiden)
1958 - 1961 : ART96 (Jodoigne depot)
1958 - 1962 : AR185 (Jodoigne depot)
1959 - 1959 : AR227 (Jodoigne depot)
1959 - 1961 : ART120 (Tienen)
195x - 1956 : ART96 (Jodoigne - Tienen - St.Truiden)
1960 - 1964 : ART86 (Tienen)
1961 - 1963 : ART83 (Tienen)
1961 - 1964 : ART96 (Tienen)

 


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