Belgian railway line 15 explained

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Belgian railway line 15
System:TBL1+
Status:Operational
Locale:Belgium
Start:Antwerpen-Berchem railway station
End:Hasselt railway station
Open:1855-1925
Owner:Infrabel
Operator:National Railway Company of Belgium
Linelength:92km (57miles)
Electrification: (Antwerp–Mol)
Speed:120km/h
Map State:collapsed

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.[1] Line 15 is not the shortest or fastest connection 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:

to Mechelen and Aarschot

to Turnhout - Line 29

to Neerpelt - Line 19

to Aarschot, Genk, Landen and Liège

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ligne 15: (Antwerpen) Y Drabstraat - Y Zonhoven (Hasselt). belrail.be. 9 August 2007.