Box Width: | auto |
Belgian railway line 50A | |
Status: | Operational |
Locale: | Belgium |
Start: | Brussels-South railway station |
End: | Ostend railway station |
Open: | 1838-1933 |
Operator: | National Railway Company of Belgium |
Linelength: | 114km (71miles) |
Speed: | 1600NaN0 |
Map State: | collapsed |
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]
The main interchange stations on line 50A are:
to Antwerp, Kortrijk and Oudenaarde
to Kortrijk, Zeebrugge, Blankenberge and Knokke