Status Operational Opened 1844-1970 Number of tracks double track | Locale Belgium Line length 56 km (35 mi) | |
Termini Antwerpen-Berchem railway station
Gent-Dampoort railway station Operator National Railway Company of Belgium | ||
The Belgian railway line 59 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Antwerp with Ghent. It was opened between 1844 and 1847. Until 1970, the eastern terminus of the railway was a station on the left bank of the river Scheldt, opposite the city centre of Antwerp. Since 1970, the railway is connected to Antwerp central station by a rail tunnel under the Scheldt. The total length of the line between Antwerpen-Berchem and Gent-Dampoort (the section between Gent-Dampoort and Gent-Sint-Pieters is part of line 58 Ghent – Eeklo) is 55.8 km.
Stations
The main interchange stations on line 59 are:
References
Belgian railway line 59 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA