Belgian railway line 58 |
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/10.09.87_Eeklo_6220_%2812957925014%29.jpg/275px-10.09.87_Eeklo_6220_%2812957925014%29.jpg) A train at Eeklo station in 1987 |
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Status | Operational |
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Locale | Belgium |
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Operator(s) | National Railway Company of Belgium |
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Opened | Ghent - Eeklo: 25 June 1861 Eeklo - Maldegem: 16 November 1862 Maldegem - Bruges: 22 June 1863 |
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Closed | Bruges - Maldegem: 1959 |
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Line length | 21 km (13 mi) |
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Number of tracks | double track Y Oost Ledeberg - Wondelgem: 2 single track Wondelgem - Maldegem: 1 |
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Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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Electrification | none |
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Operating speed | 120 km/h Eeklo - Evergem 35 mph Evergem - Dampoort 55 mph Dampoort - Gent-Sint-Pieters |
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Line from Y Oost Ledeberg
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Line to Gent-Sint-Pieters
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1.3
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Y Noord Δ Ledeberg, line 58/1 van Y West Δ Ledeberg
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Gentbrugge-Zuid
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N9
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A14 E17
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2.0
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Gentbrugge
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3.1
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Gent-Heirnis
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Schelde
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3,6
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line 58D naar Handelsdok opgebroken
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Gent-Oost
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Kasteelsluis
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Handelsdok
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4.0
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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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Y Boma line 204 to Y Rostijne
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Y Muide
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bundel Groot Dok
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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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Y Kanaal, line 58A to/from Gent-Rabot opgebroken
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line 55 to/from Gent-Sint Pieters opgebroken
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Wondelgem
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line 203 to Wondelgem Verbinding opgebroken
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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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Molenheide
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Evergem
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Sleidinge
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Eeksken
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Arisdonk
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Waarschoot
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militaire line Eeklo kazerne opgebroken
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line 55A uit Zelzate opgebroken
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Eeklo vanaf hier tot Maldegem museumline
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Boelare
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Balgerhoeke
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Schipdonkkanaal
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Adegem
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N44
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tramline form Breskens opgebroken
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32.7
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Maldegem
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37.1
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Donk
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grens East Flanders - West Flanders
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Sijsele
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militaire line kazerne 92 opgebroken
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Assebroek
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48.3
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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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Brugge vanaf 1939
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line 66 from Kortrijk opgebroken
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Brugge tot 1939
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line 51 to Blankenberge
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line 50A naar Oostende
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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.
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:
- local service Eeklo - Ghent (weekdays)
- rush hour service Eeklo - Ghent (weekdays)
- local service Eeklo - Ghent - Ronse (weekends)