Belgium - Former line 150 - Hour-Havenne tunnel - Abandoned Train Tunnels on Waymarking.com

In Belgium, province Namur, commune Houyet the Hour-Havenne tunnel was part of the former line 150 Tamines-Jemelle. The tunnel is about 500 meter long.

See for instance :
http://users.telenet.be/pk/lijnen.htm#150
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoorlijn_150

The East entrance of the tunnel ( N50° 10.353  E5° 02.519) has a stone with the year 1891 on it.
This section Houyet-Wanlin was opened on 1894-01-04.
Passenger traffic on this section was halted on 1959-04-05 and the Houyet-Hour-Havenne section was broken up in 1978-1979.
It is now a walking and cycling path part of the RAVEL network of Wallonia.

The width of the tunnel and some bridge pillars over the Lesse river seem to indicate that it should be a 2 track line, yet all sites discussing this particular section mention only a single track.

Construction: Brick or concrete block Condition: Good Rail Status: No Current status: Recreation Path Original Use: Other / Misc. The "Other End": N 50° 10.356 W 005° 02.520 Tunnel Length: 1,600.00 Suggested Parking Area: N 50° 10.584 W 005° 02.052 Terrain: Date Built: 1891 Date Abandoned: 1979 Website: Not listed

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