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Gent-Dampoort railway station

Railway station in East Flanders, Belgium

51°3′20″N 3°44′27″E / 51.05556°N 3.74083°E / 51.05556; 3.74083Owned byNMBS/SNCBOperated byNMBS/SNCBLine(s)58 and 59PlatformsCentre platformTracks2 + 1 for passing trainsOther informationStation codeGDAMHistoryOpened15 June 1861; 162 years ago (1861-06-15)Rebuilt1973; 51 years ago (1973)Electrified1970Passengers20091611376 Map

Location
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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]

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

The 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		Following station
Gent-Sint-Pieters towards Oostende	IC 02	Lokeren towards Antwerpen-Centraal
Gent-Sint-Pieters towards Lille-Flandres or Poperinge	IC 04	Beervelde towards Antwerpen-Centraal
Gent-Sint-Pieters towards De Panne	IC 28	Beervelde towards Antwerpen-Centraal
Wondelgem towards Eeklo	L 05 weekdays, except holidays	Gentbrugge towards Ronse or Kortrijk
Wondelgem towards Eeklo	L 05 weekends	Gentbrugge towards Ronse