Belgian railway line 50

The Belgian railway line 50 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Brussels to Ghent. The first section between Gent and Schellebelle was finished in 1837, offering a connection to Brussels through Dendermonde and Mechelen. The section between Schellebelle and Brussels was completed May 1, 1856.[1]

Belgian railway line 50
A train at Denderleeuw station in 1987
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleBelgium
TerminiBrussels-North railway station
Gent-Sint-Pieters railway station
Service
Operator(s)National Railway Company of Belgium
History
Opened1837-1856
Technical
Line length56 km (35 mi)
Number of tracksdouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC
Route map

Line from Brussels-South
0.0 Brussels-North
Line to Namur
Line to Antwerp and Leuven
Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal
to Brussels-West
3.2 Bockstael
from Brussels-West
4.1 Jette
to Dendermonde
7.6 Berchem-Sainte-Agathe
8.9 Groot-Bijgaarden
11.0 Dilbeek
13.7 Sint-Martens-Bodegem
16.7 Ternat
20.3 Essene-Lombeek
Line GhentBrussels-South
21.9 Liedekerke
River Dender
from Ath
23.8 Denderleeuw
to Oudenaarde
Line Brussels-SouthGhent
26.7 Erembodegem
River Dender
River Dender
29.7 Aalst
to Zottegem
34.5 Lede
37.0 Serskamp
from Dendermonde
40.3 Schellebelle
43.1 Wetteren
46.9 Kwatrecht
from Brussels-South
from Geraardsbergen
49.5 Melle
Ringvaart
52.6 Merelbeke
Line to Antwerp
River Scheldt
Line from Brussels-South
55.6 Gent-Sint-Pieters
Line to Kortrijk
Line to Bruges

A section between Gent and Oostende was completed in 1838 and is named line 50A. Between 1923 and 1933, the line 50A was extended to Brussels, which provides a fast connection between Brussels and Gent.[2] Where the original line 50 enters Brussels from the North, after passing through the city and station of Aalst, the later 50A enters Brussels from the South; this allows through trains from the West of the country to the East or vice versa without having to reverse. In 2016, line 50A was widened with two extra tracks, labelled 50C, between Denderleeuw and Brussels; the main reason was the increase in traffic from the GEN/RER commuter trains.[3]

The following stations are located on the original line 50:

A new station Station COOVI was built in Anderlecht, near the COOVI/CERIA campus; it entered service with the updated schedules per 14 dec 2020, with a once-hourly service by the S3 line of the Brussels Regional Express Network..

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