Gent-Dampoort is the second largest railway station in Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. The station opened on 15 June 1861 on the Lines 58 and 59. The train services are operated by NMBS/SNCB.

Gent-Dampoort
Railway Station
General information
Location	Oktrooiplein, Ghent
Coordinates	51°3′20″N 3°44′27″E
Owned by	National Railway Company of Belgium
Line(s)	58 and 59
Platforms	centre platform
Tracks	2 + 1 for passing trains
Other information
Station code	GDAM
History
Opened	15 June 1861
Rebuilt	1973
Electrified	1970
Passengers
2009	1611376

The current building was built in 1973 by architects Dirk Servaes and Johan Beyne. The railway station is situated in the neighbourhood Dampoort in Ghent.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

• Intercity services (IC-02) Ostend - Bruges - Ghent - Sint-Niklaas - Antwerpen
• Intercity services (IC-04) Lille/Poperinge - Kortrijk - Ghent - Sint-Niklaas - Antwerp
• Intercity services (IC-28) Ghent - Sint-Niklaas - Antwerp (weekdays)
• Local services (L-05) Eeklo - Ghent - Oudenaarde - Ronse
• Local services (L-05) Eeklo - Ghent - Oudenaarde - Kortrijk (weekdays)

Preceding station	NMBS/SNCB			Following station
Gent-Sint-Pieters towards Oostende		IC 02		Lokeren towards Antwerpen-Centraal
Gent-Sint-Pieters towards Lille-Flandres or Poperinge		IC 04		Beervelde towards Antwerpen-Centraal
Gent-Sint-Pieters towards De Panne		IC 28
Wondelgem towards Eeklo		L 05 weekdays, except holidays		Gentbrugge towards Ronse or Kortrijk
		L 05 weekends		Gentbrugge towards Ronse

References

External links

• Belgian Railways website for Gent-Dampoort

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