Railway Station | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Knokke, West Flanders Belgium | ||||
Coordinates | 51°20′23″N3°17′05″E / 51.33972°N 3.28472°E | ||||
Owned by | NMBS/SNCB | ||||
Operated by | NMBS/SNCB | ||||
Line(s) | 51B, Kusttram | ||||
Platforms | 4 NMBS | ||||
Tracks | 4 NMBS | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1920 | ||||
Electrified | 3 kV DC overhead on NMBS and 600 V DC overhead on the Kusttram | ||||
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Knokke railway station (Dutch : Station Knokke; French : Gare de Knokke) [lower-alpha 1] is a railway station serving Knokke-Heist and Knokke, in West Flanders, Belgium. The station was built in 1920. It is run by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB) as a terminal station located on the railway line 51B from Brugge and has services to Brussels-South and beyond to Tongeren. The Kusttram terminus is located outside the station with trams to Oostende and beyond. [1]
The station is served by the following services:
Preceding station | NMBS/SNCB | Following station | ||
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Terminus | IC 03 | Duinbergen towards Genk |
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