Gent Dampoort railway station

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Location Oktrooiplein, Ghent Platforms centre platform Electrified 1970 Opened 15 June 1861 Rebuilt 1973		Line(s) 58 and 59 Station code GDAM Address 9000 Ghent, Belgium Platform Island platform Tracks 2

Owned by National Railway Company of Belgium Owner National Railway Company of Belgium Similar Gent‑Sint‑Pieters railway station, Saint Nicholas' Church, Ghent City Museum, Gravensteen, St Bavo's Cathedral - Ghent

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:

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)

References

Gent-Dampoort railway station Wikipedia

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