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Gent-Dampoort railway station

Coordinates: 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
Gent-Dampoort railway station
General information
LocationOktrooiplein, Ghent
Belgium
Coordinates51°3′20″N 3°44′27″E / 51.05556°N 3.74083°E / 51.05556; 3.74083
Owned byNMBS/SNCB
Operated byNMBS/SNCB
Line(s)58 and 59
PlatformsCentre platform
Tracks2 + 1 for passing trains
Other information
Station codeGDAM
History
Opened15 June 1861; 163 years ago (1861-06-15)
Rebuilt1973; 51 years ago (1973)
Electrified1970
Passengers
20091611376
Map
Location
Gent-Dampoort is located in Belgium
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Location within Belgium
Gent-Dampoort is located in Europe
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Gent-Dampoort (Europe)

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

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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
Gent-Sint-Pieters
towards Oostende
IC 02 Lokeren
Gent-Sint-Pieters IC 04 Beervelde
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

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References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Officially Gent-Dampoort (Dutch: Gent-Dampoort; French: Gand-Dampoort)

Citations

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  1. ^ "GENT-DAMPOORT". www.belgianrail.be. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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