{"id":188874,"date":"2026-07-01T12:15:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T10:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=188874"},"modified":"2026-07-02T10:03:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T08:03:48","slug":"de-lijns-first-express-line-connects-hasselt-maasmechelen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/07\/01\/de-lijns-first-express-line-connects-hasselt-maasmechelen\/","title":{"rendered":"De eerste Express-lijn van De Lijn verbindt Hasselt met Maasmechelen"},"content":{"rendered":"Op 1 juli voert de Vlaamse openbaarvervoersmaatschappij De Lijn wijzigingen door op ongeveer een derde van haar lijnen in Vlaanderen.\n\nHet aantal wijzigingen \u2013 meestal in de vorm van geschrapte ritten of verminderde frequenties \u2013 is het grootst in Limburg, waar bijvoorbeeld de buslijn naar de gevangenis van Hasselt<div class=\"leaky_paywall_message_wrap\"><div id=\"leaky_paywall_message\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nag_logo\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/nmn-logo-long-transparent-small-4.png?w=300&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"Nieuws over nieuwe mobiliteit\" \/>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"text-center\">\r\n\tLees dit artikel nu gratis!\r\n<\/h2>\r\nRegistreer een gratis account en krijg toegang tot dit artikel en haal meer uit New Mobility.\r\n\n\t\t<div id=\"leaky-paywall-quick-register\" class=\"inline\">\n\t\t\t<form id=\"leaky-paywall-quick-register-form\" method=\"POST\" action=\"\" data-trp-original-action=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"form-field email-field\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"email\">E-mail<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"email\" type=\"email\" name=\"email\" placeholder=\"Voer uw e-mailadres in\" value=\"\" required>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"form-field password-field\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"password\">Wachtwoord<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"password\" type=\"password\" name=\"password\" placeholder=\"Maak een wachtwoord aan\" value=\"\" required>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<input name=\"company_url\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" autocomplete=\"off\" tabindex=\"-1\" style=\"display:none !important; position:absolute; left:-9999px;\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"level_id\" value=\"20\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Registreer gratis\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"trp-form-language\" value=\"nl\"\/><\/form>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"leaky-paywall-quick-register-errors\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"text-center\"><strong>\u2014 OF \u2014<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"text-center\"><strong>Nu abonneren<\/strong> Krijg onbeperkte toegang tot de originele content van onze uitgeverspartners, ontvang meldingen over het laatste nieuws en krijg dagelijks een zakelijk overzicht, samengesteld door onze gespecialiseerde journalisten, met de belangrijkste artikelen over uw sector die u moet lezen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"nag_buttons\">\r\n\t<a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/abonnement\/\">Nu abonneren<\/a> \r\n\t<span class=\"nag_button_divider\"> of <\/span> \r\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/log-in\/\">AANMELDEN<\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 1, the Flemish public transportation company De Lijn will implement changes to approximately one-third of its lines in Flanders. 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