Belgian railway line 50A

The Belgian railway line 50A is a railway line in Belgium connecting Brussels to Ostend through Ghent and Bruges. The section between Ghent and Ostend was completed in 1838. The section between Ghent and Brussels was opened between 1923 and 1933, offering a faster connection than the existing line 50. The total length of the line is 114.3 km.^[1]

Belgian railway line 50A
Brugge station with NMBS InterCity train
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Belgium
Termini	Brussels-South railway station Ostend railway station
Service
Services	v t e Belgian railway line 50A Legend km North–South connection to Brussels-North 0.0 Brussels-South to Schaerbeek Line 124 to Charleroi Line 96 to Mons 17.8 Line 50 ← Brussels-North Denderleeuw → Dender River 23.9 Line 50 ← Ghent Denderleeuw → to Geraardsbergen to Merelbeke to Merelbeke Ringvaart Scheldt River Line 50 to Brussels-North Line 59 to Antwerp 52.1 Gent-Sint-Pieters Line 75 to Kortrijk Leie River Ghent–Bruges Canal 56.1 Drongen 61.9 Landegem Schipdonk Canal 64.9 Hansbeke 68.5 Bellem 71.5 Aalter 76.1 Maria-Aalter 80.7 Beernem 86.5 Oostkamp to Kortrijk 92.2 Bruges to Blankenberge, Zeebrugge & Knokke 114.3 Ostend
Operator(s)	National Railway Company of Belgium
History
Opened	1838-1933
Technical
Line length	114 km (71 mi)
Number of tracks	double track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3 kV DC
Operating speed	160 km/h (99 mph)
Route map Legend km North–South connection to Brussels-North 0.0 Brussels-South to Schaerbeek Line 124 to Charleroi Line 96 to Mons 17.8 Line 50 ← Brussels-North Denderleeuw → Dender River 23.9 Line 50 ← Ghent Denderleeuw → to Geraardsbergen to Merelbeke to Merelbeke Ringvaart Scheldt River Line 50 to Brussels-North Line 59 to Antwerp 52.1 Gent-Sint-Pieters Line 75 to Kortrijk Leie River Ghent–Bruges Canal 56.1 Drongen 61.9 Landegem Schipdonk Canal 64.9 Hansbeke 68.5 Bellem 71.5 Aalter 76.1 Maria-Aalter 80.7 Beernem 86.5 Oostkamp to Kortrijk 92.2 Bruges to Blankenberge, Zeebrugge & Knokke 114.3 Ostend

Stations

The main interchange stations on line 50A are:

• Brussels-South: to Antwerp, Liège, Namur, Charleroi and Mons
• Gent-Sint-Pieters: to Antwerp, Kortrijk and Oudenaarde
• Bruges: to Kortrijk, Zeebrugge, Blankenberge and Knokke

Former Stations

• Jabbeke railway station