Belgian railway line 50A

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gaugeElectrification3 kV DCOperating speed160 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

The Belgian railway line 50A is a railway line in Belgium connecting Brussels with 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]

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

• Jabbeke railway station