Gent-Dampoort railway station
Railway station in East Flanders, Belgium
51°3′20″N 3°44′27″E / 51.05556°N 3.74083°E / 51.05556; 3.74083
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Gent-Dampoort railway station (Dutch: Station Gent-Dampoort, French: Gare de Gand-Dampoort)[a] is the second largest railway station in Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. It is situated in the Dampoort neighbourhood, after which it is named.[1]
The station opened on 15 June 1861 on railway lines 58 and 59. The current building was built in 1973 by the architects Dirk Servaes and Johan Beyne. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB).
Train services
The station is served by the following services:
- Intercity services (IC-02) Ostend - Bruges - Ghent - Sint-Niklaas - Antwerpen
- Intercity services (IC-04) Lille/Poperinge - Kortrijk - Ghent - Sint-Niklaas - Antwerp
- Intercity services (IC-28) Ghent - Sint-Niklaas - Antwerp (weekdays)
- Local services (L-05) Eeklo - Ghent - Oudenaarde - Ronse
- Local services (L-05) Eeklo - Ghent - Oudenaarde - Kortrijk (weekdays)
Preceding station | NMBS/SNCB | Following station | ||
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Gent-Sint-Pieters towards Oostende | IC 02 | Lokeren towards Antwerpen-Centraal | ||
Gent-Sint-Pieters towards Lille-Flandres or Poperinge | IC 04 | Beervelde towards Antwerpen-Centraal | ||
Gent-Sint-Pieters towards De Panne | IC 28 | |||
Wondelgem towards Eeklo | L 05 weekdays, except holidays | Gentbrugge towards Ronse or Kortrijk | ||
L 05 weekends | Gentbrugge towards Ronse |
See also
References
Footnotes
Citations
- ^ "GENT-DAMPOORT". www.belgianrail.be. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
External links
- Belgian Railways website for Gent-Dampoort