Gent-Dampoort railway station (Dutch: Station Gent-Dampoort; French: Gare de Gand-Dampoort)[a] is the second largest railway station in Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. It is situated in the Dampoort neighbourhood, after which it is named.[1]
Railway Station | |||||
Gent-Dampoort railway station | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Oktrooiplein, Ghent Belgium | ||||
Coordinates | 51°3′20″N 3°44′27″E / 51.05556°N 3.74083°E | ||||
Owned by | NMBS/SNCB | ||||
Operated by | NMBS/SNCB | ||||
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 | ||||
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The station opened on 15 June 1861 on railway lines 58 and 59. The current building was built in 1973 by the architects Dirk Servaes and Johan Beyne. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB).
Train services
editThe 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 | NMBS/SNCB | Following station | ||
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Gent-Sint-Pieters towards Oostende
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IC 02 | Lokeren towards Antwerpen-Centraal
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Gent-Sint-Pieters towards Lille-Flandres or Poperinge
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IC 04 | Beervelde towards Antwerpen-Centraal
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Gent-Sint-Pieters towards De Panne
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IC 28 | |||
Wondelgem towards Eeklo
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L 05 weekdays, except holidays
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Gentbrugge | ||
L 05 weekends
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Gentbrugge towards Ronse
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See also
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editCitations
edit- ^ "GENT-DAMPOORT". www.belgianrail.be. Retrieved 6 November 2023.