Belgian railway line 15

Updated on Dec 16, 2024

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System TBL1+ Locale Belgium Owner Infrabel		Status Operational Opened 1855-1925

Termini Antwerpen-Berchem railway stationHasselt railway station Operator(s) National Railway Company of Belgium

The Belgian railway line 15 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Antwerp with Hasselt. It was opened between 1855 and 1925. The total length of the line between the Drabstraat junction (between Berchem and Mortsel) and the Zonhoven junction (north of Hasselt) is 92.1 km. Line 15 is not the shortest or fastest connexion between Antwerp and Hasselt: the faster trains take the 14 km shorter route through Lier, Aarschot and Diest (lines 16 and 35).

Stations

The main interchange stations on line 15 are:

Antwerpen-Berchem: to Antwerp, Roosendaal, Ghent and Brussels

Lier: to Mechelen and Aarschot

Herentals: to Turnhout - Line 29

Mol: to Neerpelt - Line 19

Hasselt: to Aarschot, Genk, Landen and Liège

References

Belgian railway line 15 Wikipedia

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