Belgian railway line 58

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Belgian railway line 58
10.09.87 Eeklo 6220 (12957925014).jpg
A train at Eeklo station in 1987
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleBelgium
Termini
Service
Operator(s) National Railway Company of Belgium
History
OpenedGhent - Eeklo: 25 June 1861
Eeklo - Maldegem: 16 November 1862
Maldegem - Bruges: 22 June 1863
ClosedBruges - Maldegem: 1959
Technical
Line length21 km (13 mi)
Number of tracks double track Y Oost Ledeberg - Wondelgem: 2
single track Wondelgem - Maldegem: 1
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification none
Operating speed120 km/h Eeklo - Evergem
35 mph Evergem - Dampoort
55 mph Dampoort - Gent-Sint-Pieters
Route map

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Line from Y Oost Ledeberg
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Line to Gent-Sint-Pieters
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1.3Y Noord Δ Ledeberg, line 58/1 van Y West Δ Ledeberg
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Gentbrugge-Zuid
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BE-A14.svg A14 Tabliczka E17.svg E17
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2.0 Gentbrugge
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3.1 Gent-Heirnis
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Schelde
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3,6line 58D naar Handelsdok
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Gent-Oost
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Kasteelsluis
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Handelsdok
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4.0 Gent-Dampoort
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line 59 to Y Oost-Berchem, line 59B to Y St Bernadettestraat
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line 58/2 van Gent-Zeehaven
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5.0Y Boma line 204 to Y Rostijne
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Y Muide
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bundel Groot Dok
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6.1 Gent-Muide
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Voorhavenkaai
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Wiedauwkaaibrug Voorhaven
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Gent-Rabot
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Verbindingskanaal
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6.8Y Kanaal, line 58A to/from Gent-Rabot
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line 55 to/from Gent-Sint Pieters
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8.4 Wondelgem
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line 203 to Wondelgem Verbinding
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line 55 to Terneuzen
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R4
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line 216 from Y Zuid Everstein to Evergem-Sluis
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Ringvaart
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line 217 from Y Noord Everstein to Evergem-Dam
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9.9 Molenheide
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10.9 Evergem
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14.0 Sleidinge
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16.0 Eeksken
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17.8 Arisdonk
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18.8 Waarschoot
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militaire line Eeklo kazerne
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line 55A uit Zelzate
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22.7 Eeklo
vanaf hier tot Maldegem museumline
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23.9 Boelare
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27.8 Balgerhoeke
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Schipdonkkanaal
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29.9 Adegem
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BE-N44.svg N44
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tramline form Breskens
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32.7 Maldegem
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37.1 Donk
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grens East Flanders - West Flanders
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41.6 Sijsele
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militaire line kazerne 92
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45.7 Assebroek
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48.3 Steenbrugge
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Kanaal Gent-Brugge
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line 50A/5 from Y Oostkamp
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line 66 from Kortrijk
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line 50A from Brussel-Zuid
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Bombardier Transportation
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Brugge-Vorming
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51.4 Brugge
vanaf 1939
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line 66 from Kortrijk
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Brugge
tot 1939
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line 51 to Blankenberge
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line 50A naar Oostende

Belgian railway line 58 connects Ghent with Eeklo. The line is approx. 14 miles long. In its early days the line also connected to Bruges.

Contents

Current condition

The railway line speed is 120 km/h. The railway is double track between Y Ledeberg (origin) and Wondelgem, and electrified between Y ledeberg and Gent-Dampoort. This last station is part of the connection between Ghent and Antwerp (Line 59). Further is the line single track and unelectrified.

Section between Eeklo and Maldegem is run as a heritage railway line by Stoomcentrum Maldegem.

Train service

The following services currently the serve the line:

Preceding station SNCB logo.svg NMBS/SNCB Following station
Terminus Regional
Local
Weekdays
Waarschoot
Regional
Rush hour
Weekdays
Regional
Weekends
Waarschoot
towards Ronse

Connection tracks

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