Gent-Dampoort railway station

Gent-Dampoort
Railway Station
Gent-Dampoort railway station
General information
Location	Oktrooiplein, Ghent Belgium
Coordinates	51°3′20″N 3°44′27″E / 51.05556°N 3.74083°E / 51.05556; 3.74083
Owned by	NMBS/SNCB
Operated by	NMBS/SNCB
Line(s)	58 and 59
Platforms	Centre platform
Tracks	2 + 1 for passing trains
Other information
Station code	GDAM
History
Opened	15 June 1861; 163 years ago (1861-06-15)
Rebuilt	1973; 51 years ago (1973)
Electrified	1970
Passengers
2009	1611376
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Gent-Dampoort railway station (Dutch: Station Gent-Dampoort; French: Gare de Gand-Dampoort)^[a] is the second largest railway station in Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. It is situated in the Dampoort neighbourhood, after which it is named.^[1]

The station opened on 15 June 1861 on railway lines 58 and 59. The current building was built in 1973 by the architects Dirk Servaes and Johan Beyne. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB).

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