Hasselt – Maastricht tramway

The Hasselt – Maastricht tramway (Dutch: Sneltram Hasselt - Maastricht) is a proposed fast tram system linking Hasselt, Belgian province of Limburg and Maastricht, Dutch province of Limburg. The project is part of the Spartacusplan of Belgian Limburg, proposed by the Belgian transport company De Lijn, with the aim to improve the province's transport links. The tramway's opening, originally scheduled for 2017, is now expected in 2025.[1][2]

Sneltram Hasselt - Maastricht
Overview
Locale Province of Limburg, Belgium Maastricht, Province of Limburg, Netherlands
Transit typefast tram / light rail
Number of lines1
Number of stations13
Websitetrammaastrichthasselt.eu
Operation
Operator(s)De Lijn
Technical
System length± 30 km.

Because a bridge would need to be reconstructed, tram services are not going to reach Maastricht station in the first place, but instead terminate at Maastricht Mosae Forum.

The tramway will run on a combination of new and old (to be reactivated) railways, and will facilitate an easier connection in a northeasterly direction between Maastricht (incl. the overall southern part of the Dutch Limburg province) and Antwerp (via Hasselt), as current rail services from the Dutch province to Belgium are solely in the southerly direction of Liège-Guillemins (via Maastricht).

Proposed tram stops

Due to issues with an existing bridge that would have carried the tram across the Maas river in Maastricht, the original plan to have the line terminate at Maastricht railway station was abandoned.[3] Below the list of future tram stops, as planning stands in September 2020.[4]

StopLocationImageOpenedAdditional information
Hasselt Hasselt1847Tramway to commence service in 2025
KanaalkomHasseltest. 2025
Kolonel DusartpleinHasseltest. 2025
ProvinciehuisHasseltest. 2025
Campus Universiteit HasseltDiepenbeekest. 2025
Diepenbeek Diepenbeek1856Tramway to commence service in 2025
BeverstBeverstest. 2025
MunsterbilzenBilzenest. 2025
EigenbilzenBilzenest. 2025
EuropapleinLanakenest. 2025
SphinxkwartierMaastrichtest. 2025
Mosae ForumMaastrichtest. 2025

References
  1. "Akkoord over tram Hasselt-Maastricht" (in Dutch). OV magazine. 2016-12-16. Retrieved 2017-03-19. De sneltram moet vanaf 2021 tussen Hasselt en Maastricht gaan pendelen.
  2. "Lanaken wordt met groot tramstation spilpunt van de sneltram om Maastricht te ontlasten" (in Dutch). De Limburger. 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2020-12-19. En o ja: de tram gaat pas in 2025 rijden. Een jaar later dan gepland.
  3. "Tramplan Maastricht: niet de brug over, toch meer reizigers" (in Dutch). De Limburger. 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2020-09-19. Dat komt doordat vier jaar geleden bleek dat de Wilhelminabrug de tram niet over de Maas kon dragen naar de gedroomde eindhalte bij het station van Maastricht.
  4. "Tram Maastricht – Hasselt: wat?" (in Dutch). Tram Maastricht-Hasselt. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
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