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
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 and . 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)

Preceding station		National Railway Company of Belgium		Following station
Gent-Sint-Pieters toward Oostende		IC 02		Lokeren toward Antwerpen-Centraal
Gent-Sint-Pieters toward Lille and		IC 04		toward Antwerpen-Centraal
Gent-Sint-Pieters toward		IC 28		toward Antwerpen-Centraal
From Monday to Friday, except holidays toward Eeklo		L 05		Gentbrugge From Monday to Friday, except holidays toward  and Kortrijk
				Gentbrugge On weekends and holidays toward

References[]

External links[]

• Belgian Railways website for Gent-Dampoort

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