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Belgian railway line 59
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleBelgium
Termini
Service
Operator(s)National Railway Company of Belgium
History
Opened1844-1970
Technical
Line length56 km (35 mi)
Number of tracksdouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC
Route map

Legend
Line from Antwerpen-Centraal
Line to Roosendaal
0.0 Antwerpen-Berchem
Line to Brussels
4.0 Antwerpen-Zuid
to Puurs
River Scheldt
9.1 Zwijndrecht
freight line to port of Antwerp
12.1 Melsele
14.0 Beveren
19.5 Nieuwkerken-Waas
from Mechelen
22.7 Sint-Niklaas
27.1 Belsele
28.7 Sinaai
35.7 Lokeren
to Dendermonde
43.6 Beervelde
freight line from port of Ghent
from Eeklo
55.8
4.0
Gent-Dampoort
River Scheldt
2.0 Gentbrugge
Line from Denderleeuw
Line from Brussels
Gent-Sint-Pieters
Line to Kortrijk
Line to Bruges

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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