Hasselt – Maastricht tramway

Sneltram Hasselt - Maastricht
Overview
Locale	Province of Limburg, Belgium Maastricht, Province of Limburg, Netherlands
Transit type	fast tram / light rail
Number of lines	1
Number of stations	13
Website	tramvlaanderenmaastricht.nl
Operation
Began operation	2017
Operator(s)	De Lijn
Technical
System length	± 35 km.

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 is slated to open in 2017.

The tramway will run on a combination of new and old (to be reactivated) railways, and will facilitate an easier connection in a northeasternly 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 southernly direction of Liège-Guillemins (via Maastricht).

Proposed tram stops

Stop	Location	Opened	Additional information
Hasselt	Hasselt	1847	Tramway to commence service in 2017
Kanaalkom	Hasselt	est. 2017
Kolonel Dusartplein	Hasselt	est. 2017
Provinciehuis	Hasselt	est. 2017
Campus Universiteit Hasselt	Diepenbeek	est. 2017
Diepenbeek	Diepenbeek	est. 2017
Beverst	Beverst	est. 2017
Munsterbilzen	Munsterbilzen	est. 2017
Bilzen	Bilzen	est. 2017
Lanaken	Lanaken	est. 2017
Belvédère	Maastricht	est. 2017
Maastricht-Centrum	Maastricht	est. 2017
Maastricht	Maastricht	1853	Tramway to commence service in 2017

External links

Official site of the project

Maastricht and related topics

Culture

General	Flag Coat of arms Judaism Limburgish language (Maastrichtian variant) Museums in Maastricht Sjeng The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) European Model United Nations (EuroMUN)

Education	Jan van Eyck Academie Maastricht School of Management Maastricht University (incl. University College Maastricht) Zuyd University of Applied Sciences (incl. Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts Maastricht Academy of Music Maastricht School of Hotel Management

History	First Siege (1579) Capture of Maastricht (1632) Second Siege (1673) Third Siege (1748) Département de Meuse-Inférieure (1795-1814) Battle of Maastricht (1940)

Geography

Geology & Hydrology	Juliana Canal Maastrichtian (geological period) Meuse Mount Saint Peter Zuid-Willemsvaart

Region / Urban area	Meuse-Rhine Euroregion South Limburg Lanaken (B) Riemst (B) (Kanne) Visé (B)

Neighbourhoods	Amby Beatrixhaven Belfort Belvédère Biesland Binnenstad Borgharen Boschpoort Boschstraatkwartier Bosscherveld Brusselsepoort Caberg Campagne Daalhof Dousberg-Hazendans Frontenkwartier De Heeg Heer Heugem Heugemerveld Itteren Jekerdal Jekerkwartier Kommelkwartier Lanakerveld Limmel Malberg Malpertuis Mariaberg Meerssenhoven Nazareth Oud-Caberg Pottenberg Randwyck Scharn Sint Maartenspoort Sint Pieter Statenkwartier Villapark Vroendaal Wittevrouwenveld Wyck-Céramique Wyckerpoort

Politics

Local politics	Historical mayors (current mayor) Onno Hoes (VVD) (2010-)

International politics	Maastricht Treaty (1992) Most Ancient European Towns Network

Sports

Transportation

A2 motorway
Hasselt – Maastricht tramway (opening in 2017)
Maastricht Aachen Airport (shared with Aachen, Germany)
Maastricht railway station
Maastricht Noord railway station
Maastricht Randwyck railway station

capital of the Province of Limburg, Netherlands

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