Classic route
Intercity Antwerp–Hamont
Antwerp → Hamont · Belgium
Intercity in pictures
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- Distance
- 86 km
- Fastest time
- 1 h 30 min
- Average speed
- 57 km/h
- Top speed
- 120 km/h
- Operator
- SNCB
- Train
- SNCB Intercity
- Countries
- Belgium
- In service since
- 1879
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East across the Campine heath from Antwerp, through Lier, Herentals, Geel and Mol to Hamont in the far corner of Limburg, on rails completed in 1879.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of IC 4307
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