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Belgian railway line 15

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System
  
TBL1+

Locale
  
Belgium

Owner
  
Infrabel

Status
  
Operational

Opened
  
1855-1925


Termini
  
Antwerpen-Berchem railway station Hasselt 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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