The line from Hasselt to Maaseik (Belgian line 21A, opened 1874) was intended to cross the Maas, toward Roermond. The river crossing was never built, and from 1914 the line primarily served the coal mines of the Kempen. When they closed, most of the line did too, although the section to Genk was re-opened in …
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