Gent-Dampoort railway station
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Gent-Dampoort is the second largest railway station in Ghent
. It is situated on Belgian railway line 59
(to Antwerp) and Belgian railway line 58 (Gent-Sint-Pieters - Eeklo
). 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.
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
. It is situated on Belgian railway line 59
Belgian railway line 59
The Belgian railway line 59 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Antwerp with Ghent. It was opened between 1844 and 1847. Until 1970, the eastern terminus of the railway was a station on the left bank of the river Scheldt, opposite the city centre of Antwerp. Since 1970, the railway is connected...
(to Antwerp) and Belgian railway line 58 (Gent-Sint-Pieters - Eeklo
Eeklo
Eeklo is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality only comprises the city of Eeklo proper. The name Eeklo comes from the contraction of “eke” and “lo”, two Old German words meaning “oak” and “sparse woods”....
). The current building was built in 1973 by architects Dirk Servaes and Johan Beyne. The railway station is situated in the neighbourhood Dampoort
Dampoort (Ghent)
Dampoort is a neighbourhood in the city of Ghent in Belgium.Nowadays it is mainly known as the location of railway station Gent-Dampoort and a major crossroads. In former times it used to be the eastern gate of the city...
in Ghent.