Gent-Dampoort railway station

Gent-Dampoort
Railway Station
Location Oktrooiplein, Ghent
Coordinates 51°3′20″N 3°44′27″E / 51.05556°N 3.74083°E / 51.05556; 3.74083Coordinates: 51°3′20″N 3°44′27″E / 51.05556°N 3.74083°E / 51.05556; 3.74083
Owned by National Railway Company of Belgium
Line(s) 58 and 59
Platforms centre platform
Tracks 2 + 1 for passing trains
Other information
Station code GDAM
History
Opened 15 june 1861
Rebuilt 1973
Electrified 1970
Traffic
Passengers (2009) 1611376

Gent-Dampoort is the second largest railway station in Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. The station opened on 15 June 1861 on the Lines 58 and 59. The train services are operated by NMBS/SNCB.

The current building was built in 1973 by architects Dirk Servaes and Johan Beyne. The railway station is situated in the neighbourhood Dampoort in Ghent.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

Preceding station   NMBS   Following station
toward Oostende
IC 02
toward Lille and Poperinge
IC 04
Beervelde
Terminus
IC 28
Beervelde
Wondelgem
From Monday to Friday, except holidays
toward Eeklo
L 05
From Monday to Friday, except holidays
toward Ronse and Kortrijk
On weekends and holidays
toward Ronse

References


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