Belgian railway line 15

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).

Belgian railway line 15
A train at Geel station in 2009
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerInfrabel
LocaleBelgium
Termini
Service
SystemTBL1+
Operator(s)National Railway Company of Belgium
History
Opened1855-1925
Technical
Line length92 km (57 mi)
Number of tracksdouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC (Antwerp–Mol)
Operating speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Route map
km
Line 25 to Antwerpen-Centraal
42.8
 Antwerpen-Berchem
Line 59 to Ghent
freight line
Line 25 to Brussels
39.8
 Mortsel
39.4
0.0
 freight line
to Hove
3.9
 Boechout
to Kontich
9.3
 Lier
to Aarschot
00.0
12.8
Kessel
16.3
 Nijlen
21.9
 Bouwel
24.1
 Wolfstee
freight line
Albert Canal
28.0
 Herentals
to Turnhout
34.0
 Olen
40.1
 Geel
49.3
 Mol
Iron Rhine to Weert
00.0
54.0
Balen
62.8
 Leopoldsburg
 Beverlo
74.6
 Heusden
78.0
 Zolder
89.0
4.0
to Genk
Albert Canal
to Aarschot
0.0
 Hasselt
to Landen
to Liège
km

Stations

The main interchange stations on line 15 are:

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