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Belgian railway line 50A

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Status
  
Operational

Line length
  
114 km (71 mi)

Locale
  
Belgium

Opened
  
1838-1933

Number of tracks
  
double track


Operator(s)
  
National Railway Company of Belgium

Track gauge
  
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) standard gauge

Termini
  
Brussels-South railway station

The Belgian railway line 50A is a railway line in Belgium connecting Brussels with Ostend through Ghent and Bruges. The section between Ghent and Ostend was completed in 1838. The section between Ghent and Brussels was opened between 1923 and 1933, offering a faster connection than the existing line 50. The total length of the line is 114.3 km.

Stations

The main interchange stations on line 50A are:

  • Brussels-South: to Antwerp, Liège, Namur, Charleroi and Mons
  • Gent-Sint-Pieters: to Antwerp, Kortrijk and Oudenaarde
  • Bruges: to Kortrijk, Zeebrugge, Blankenberge and Knokke

    • References

    Belgian railway line 50A Wikipedia
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