Belgian railway line 50

Belgian railway line 50
A train at Denderleeuw station in 1987
Overview
Status Operational
Locale Belgium
Termini Brussels-North railway station
Gent-Sint-Pieters railway station
Operation
Opened 1837-1856
Operator(s) National Railway Company of Belgium
Technical
Line length 56 km (35 mi)
Number of tracks double track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification 3 kV DC
Route map

 Line from Brussels-South
 0.0 Brussels-North
Line to Namur
Line to Antwerp and Leuven
 Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal
to Brussels-West
 3.2 Bockstael
from Brussels-West
 4.1 Jette
to Dendermonde
7.6 Berchem-Sainte-Agathe
 8.9 Groot-Bijgaarden
 11.0 Dilbeek
 13.7 Sint-Martens-Bodegem
 16.7 Ternat
 20.3 Essene-Lombeek
Line Ghent – Brussels-South
 21.9 Liedekerke
 River Dender
from Ath
 23.8 Denderleeuw
to Oudenaarde
Line Brussels-South – Ghent
26.7 Erembodegem
 River Dender
 River Dender
 29.7 Aalst
to Zottegem
 34.5 Lede
 37.0 Serskamp
from Dendermonde
40.3 Schellebelle
 43.1 Wetteren
 46.9 Kwatrecht
from Brussels-South
from Geraardsbergen
 49.5 Melle
 Ringvaart
 52.6 Merelbeke
Line to Antwerp
 River Scheldt
Line from Brussels-South
 55.6 Gent-Sint-Pieters
Line to Kortrijk
 Line to Bruges

The Belgian railway line 50 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Brussels to Ghent. The first section between Gent and Schellebelle was finished in 1837, offering a connection to Brussels through Dendermonde and Mechelen. The section between Schellebelle and Brussels was completed May 1, 1856.[1]

A section between Gent and Oostende was completed in 1838 and is named line 50A. Between 1923 and 1933, the line 50A was extended to Brussels, which provides a fast connection between Brussels and Gent.[2]

The following stations are located on this line:

References

  1. ↑ "Ligne 50: Bruxelles-Nord - Gent-Sint-Pieters". belrail.be (in French). 9 August 2007.
  2. ↑ "Ligne 50A: Bruxelles-Midi - Oostende". belrail.be (in French). 9 August 2007.
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