Hamoir station serves the municipality of Hamoir, Wallonia, located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
Hamoir | |||||
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 Hamoir station in 2013 | |||||
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| Coordinates | 50°25′42″N 5°32′02″E / 50.42837°N 5.53399°E | ||||
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| Opened | first building: 1866, current building: 1873 | ||||
| Closed | 2015 | ||||
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The station is located at kilometer point (PK) 23.40 on along the Ourthe line from Angleur to Marloie, between Comblain-la-Tour and Sy stations. The station is 119m above sea-level.[1]
History
editService at Hamoir station was inaugurated on 1 August 1866 by the Grande Compagnie du Luxembourg (GCL) when it opened the section of the rail line from Melreux to Angleur (Liège),[2] with the opening of the entirety of the Ourthe line.[3] When opened, the station had a passenger terminal, a goods shed and a small locomotive depot.
The Belgian State Railways became the operator of the GCL network in 1873 and had a new structure built at the site. It originally had stepped gables which were fashionable for Belgian stations built during the period. They were subsequently leveled.[4]
The passenger waiting room was closed in 2015; the station has been unoccupied since that date. The SNCB, (after discussions with the municipality), decided to put the station up for sale on 1 February 2023 at a list price of 138,000 euros. Despite the building being closed since 2015, the municipality has promised to support any buyers of the property, hoping to see an adaptive re-use of the building. The current parking lot is in poor condition, but will be transformed into an electric vehicle charging station with parking for 60 cars, likely in 2024.[5][6] The building has 4 rooms, 356 m2 of living space, 40m of frontage along the street, a basement and an attic.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Carte technique du réseau". infrabel.be (in French). September 1, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ Paul Kevers. "Belgische spoorlijnen: Lijn 43". Spoorwegpagina's van Paul Kevers (in Dutch). Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- ^ Annuaire spécial des chemins de fer Belges (in French). Brussels: V. Devaux et Cie. 1869. pp. 193–194.
- ^ Guy Demeulder. "Les gares belges d'autrefois, La gare de Hamoir, Guy Demeulder". Les gares belges d’autrefois (in French). Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ Th.P. (February 8, 2023). "La SNCB met en vente la gare de Hamoir à minimum 138.000 euros: "La commune soutiendra les futurs acquéreurs"". sudinfo.be (in French). Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ^ Lourtie, Sabine (February 9, 2023). "La gare de Hamoir mise en vente à partir de 138 000". lavenir.net (in French). Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ^ "Autres biens à vendre". immoweb.be (in French). Retrieved March 5, 2023.