Scenic route
Line 166 (Athus–Meuse)
Dinant → Bertrix · Belgium
- Distance
- 72 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 1 h 09 min
- Operator
- SNCB
- Train
- L · Omnibus
- Countries
- Belgium
- In service since
- 1880
Page last updated 2026-07-27 · figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Up the Meuse and over the Ardennes from Dinant to Bertrix — passenger trains on the Athus–Meuse freight road between Antwerp and Basel.
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