Belgian railway line 50A

The Belgian railway line 50A is a railway line in Belgium connecting Brussels with Ostend through Ghent and Bruges. The section between Ghent and Ostend was completed in 1838. The section between Ghent and Brussels was opened between 1923 and 1933, offering a faster connection than the existing line 50. The total length of the line is 114.3 km.[1]

Belgian railway line 50A
Brugge Centraal with NMBS InterCity train.
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Belgium
Termini	Brussels-South railway station Ostend railway station
Service
Operator(s)	National Railway Company of Belgium
History
Opened	1838-1933
Technical
Line length	114 km (71 mi)
Number of tracks	double track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3 kV DC
Operating speed	140 km/h (87 mph)
Route map Line from Brussels-North 0.0 Brussels-South to Schaerbeek Line to Charleroi Line to Mons 17.8 Line Brussels-North – Denderleeuw River Dender 23.9 Line Ghent – Denderleeuw from Geraardsbergen to Merelbeke to Merelbeke Ringvaart River Scheldt Line from Brussels-North, line from Antwerp 52.1 Gent-Sint-Pieters Line to Kortrijk River Leie Canal Ghent–Bruges 56.1 Drongen 61.9 Landegem Schipdonk Canal 64.9 Hansbeke 68.5 Bellem 71.5 Aalter 76.1 Maria-Aalter 80.7 Beernem 86.5 Oostkamp from Kortrijk 92.2 Bruges to Blankenberge, Zeebrugge and Knokke 114.3 Ostend

Stations

The main interchange stations on line 50A are:

• Brussels-South: to Antwerp, Liège, Namur, Charleroi and Mons
• Gent-Sint-Pieters: to Antwerp, Kortrijk and Oudenaarde
• Bruges: to Kortrijk, Zeebrugge, Blankenberge and Knokke

References

1. "Ligne 50A: Bruxelles-Midi - Oostende". BelRail.be (in French). 9 August 2007.