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Location | Knokke-Heist, West Flanders Belgium | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°20′03″N3°14′25″E / 51.33417°N 3.24028°E Coordinates: 51°20′03″N3°14′25″E / 51.33417°N 3.24028°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Infrabel | ||||||||||
Operated by | National Railway Company of Belgium | ||||||||||
Line(s) | 51B | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
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Station code | FHI | ||||||||||
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Opened | 22 July 1868[ clarification needed ] | ||||||||||
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2014 | 431 per day | ||||||||||
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The station is served by the following services:
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