Belgian railway line 59 explained

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Belgian railway line 59
Status:Operational
Locale:Belgium
Start:Antwerpen-Berchem railway station
Open:1844-1970
Operator:National Railway Company of Belgium
Linelength:56km (35miles)
Map State:collapsed

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:

to Mechelen

to Dendermonde

to Gent-Sint-Pieters and Eeklo