Belgian railway line 50

Belgian railway line 50
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 Legend 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:

• Brussels-North
• Bockstael
• Jette
• Berchem-Sainte-Agathe
• Groot-Bijgaarden
• Dilbeek
• Sint-Martens-Bodegem
• Ternat
• Essene Lombeek
• Liedekerke
• Denderleeuw
• Erembodegem
• Aalst
• Lede
• Serskamp
• Schellebelle
• Wetteren
• Kwatrecht
• Melle
• Merelbeke
• Gent-Sint-Pieters

References

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