Scenic route
Kusttram
De Panne → Knokke · Belgium
The world’s longest tram line: 67 km of metre-gauge track hugging the entire Belgian coast from De Panne to Knokke, calling at 68 stops.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 3348003 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: De Lijn — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Kusttram?
The Kusttram runs 67 km from De Panne to Knokke.
How long does the Kusttram take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 20 min for the 67 km. That is an average of 29 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 70 km/h.
Who runs the Kusttram?
De Lijn, with Coast tram.
How old is the Kusttram?
The line has been in service since 1885. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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