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Oostende railway station (Dutch: Station Oostende, French: Gare d'Ostende, IATA code: ZGJ), officially Oostende, is a railway station in Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. It is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB).
Oostende  | |
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| Railway Station | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Natiënkaai 8400 Ostend Belgium |
| Coordinates | 51°13′44″N 2°55′33″E |
| Owned by | NMBS/SNCB |
| Operated by | NMBS/SNCB |
| Line(s) | 50A, Kusttram |
| Platforms | 5 |
| Tracks | 8 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1838 |
| Rebuilt | 1913 |
| Electrified | 3 kV DC overhead on NMBS and 600 V DC overhead on the Kusttram. |
History
The first station in Ostend was opened in 1838 during the reign of King Leopold I on the former Belgian railway line 62 to Torhout and is now a supermarket.
The current station was opened in 1913 during the reign of King Albert I. It is designed to connect trains and ferries and is built with Scottish granite, bluestone from Soignies and limestone from Euville. It is constructed in a neoclassical style inspired by the French 18th-century architect François Mansart and the Louis XVI style.
The station was served by a daily Thalys high-speed rail service to Paris between 1998 and 31 March 2015.[1]
Train services
Oostende railway station is a major hub on the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB) network with frequent InterCity trains serving Brugge railway station, Gent-Sint-Pieters, Brussels-South and Liège-Guillemins on Belgian railway line 50A. Connecting InterCity trains run to Antwerpen and Kortrijk.
The station is served by the following services:[2]
- Intercity services Ostend - Bruges - Gent - Brussels - Leuven - Liege - Eupen
- Intercity services Ostend - Bruges - Gent - Sint-Niklaas - Antwerpen
- Intercity services Ostend - Bruges - Kortrijk - Zottegem - Brussels - Brussels Airport
| Preceding station | NMBS/SNCB |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminus | IC 01 | Brugge towards Eupen | ||
| IC 02 | Brugge towards Antwerpen-Centraal | |||
| IC 23 | Brugge towards Brussels National Airport | |||
Kusttram
Ostend is a major hub on the Kusttram which is the coastal tramway run by De Lijn.
Cycling
To encourage cycling the station has an extensive number of cycling racks.
Former ferries
Regie voor Maritiem Transport used to run services connecting to the Port of Dover connecting with Network SouthEast trains from Dover Western Docks to London Victoria and London Charing Cross stations. These ceased in 1994. In the past ferries operated to Folkestone Harbour connecting with Folkestone Harbour station boat trains to London Victoria and London Charing Cross.
Gallery
Exterior
Station interior
Train at station
Tracks near station
See also
- List of railway stations in Belgium
References
- Smet, Dries De. "Thalys doet laatste keer Oostende en Namen aan". De Standaard (in Dutch).
- Belgian railways timetable brochures Archived 2015-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to Ostend train station at Wikimedia Commons
На других языках
[de] Bahnhof Oostende
Der Bahnhof Ostende ist der größte Bahnhof von Ostende und gemessen an den Fahrgastzahlen einer der verkehrsreichsten in Belgien sowie der wichtigste Bahnhof an der belgischen Nordseeküste. Als Kopfbahnhof ist er Streckenende und Linienende aller hier ankommenden Züge. Am Bahnhof besteht Umsteigemöglichkeit zum Busnetz der Stadt sowie zur Kusttram.- [en] Oostende railway station
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