Belgian railway line 59

Belgian railway line 59
Overview
Status Operational
Locale Belgium
Termini Antwerpen-Berchem railway station
Gent-Dampoort railway station
Operation
Opened 1844-1970
Operator(s) National Railway Company of Belgium
Technical
Line length 56 km (35 mi)
No. of tracks double track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 3 kV DC
Route map

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

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