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
Status	Operational
Owner	Infrabel
Locale	Belgium
Termini	Antwerpen-Berchem railway station Hasselt railway station
Service
System	TBL1+
Operator(s)	National Railway Company of Belgium
History
Opened	1855-1925
Technical
Line length	92 km (57 mi)
Number of tracks	double track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3 kV DC (Antwerp–Mol)
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Route map Line from Antwerpen-Centraal 42.8 Antwerpen-Berchem Line to Ghent freight line to Lier Line to Brussels 39.8 Mortsel 39.4 0.0 freight line from Antwerpen-Berchem to Hove 3.9 Boechout from Kontich 9.3 Lier to Aarschot 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 Line to Weert 54.0 Balen 62.8 Leopoldsburg Beverlo 74.6 Heusden 78.0 Zolder 89.0 4 from Genk Albert Canal to Aarschot 0.0 Hasselt to Landen to Liège

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

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