Line 58: Ghent - Maldegem

Belgian Railway Line 58

Ghent - Maldegem

Belgian railway line 58 connects Ghent with Eeklo. The line is approx. 14 miles long. In its early days the line also connected to Bruges.

Line 58 Current Condition

The railway line speed is 120 km/h. The railway is double track between Y Ledeberg (origin) and Wondelgem, and electrified between Y ledeberg and Gent-Dampoort. This last station is part of the connection between Ghent and Antwerp (Line 59). Further is the line single track and unelectrified.

Section between Eeklo and Maldegem is run as a heritage railway line by Stoomcentrum Maldegem.

Line 58 Train Service

The following services currently the serve the line:

• Local service Eeklo - Ghent (weekdays)
• Rush hour service Eeklo - Ghent (weekdays)
• Local service Eeklo - Ghent - Ronse (weekends)

Preceding station NMBS/SNCB Following station:

• Waarschoot
• towards Gent-Sint-Pieters
• Regional Waarschoot
• Weekends towards Ronse

Connection Tracks

• 58/1: Y West triangle Ledeberg (lijn 50E) - Y North triangleLedeberg (lijn 58)
• 58/2: Y Muide (lijn 58) - Gent-Zeehaven (lijn 59B, lijn 204/1)

Belgian Railway Line 58 Overview

Belgian Railway Line 58 Status: Operational
Belgian Railway Line 58 Locale: Belgium
Belgian Railway Line 58 Termini:
Y Oost Ledeberg
Eeklo railway station
Belgian Railway Line 58 Operator(s): National Railway Company of Belgium
Belgian Railway Line 58 Opened:
Ghent - Eeklo: 25 June 1861
Eeklo - Maldegem: 16 November 1862
Maldegem - Bruges: 22 June 1863
Belgian Railway Line 58 Closed: Bruges - Maldegem: 1959
Belgian Railway Line 58 Line Length: 21 km (13 mi)
Belgian Railway Line 58 Number of Tracks:
Double Track: Y Oost Ledeberg - Wondelgem: 2
Single Track: Wondelgem - Maldegem: 1
Belgian Railway Line 58 Track Fauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Belgian Railway Line 58 Electrification: none
Belgian Railway Line 58 Operating Speed:
120 km/h Eeklo - Evergem
35 mph Evergem - Dampoort
55 mph Dampoort - Gent-Sint-Pieters

Belgian Railway Line 58 Route Map

           Line from Y Oost Ledeberg
           Line to Gent-Sint-Pieters
1.3      Y Noord Δ Ledeberg, line 58/1 van Y West Δ Ledeberg
           Gentbrugge-Zuid
           N9
           A14Tabliczka E17
2.0      Gentbrugge
3.1      Gent-Heirnis
           Schelde
3,6      line 58D naar Handelsdok opgebroken
           Gent-Oost
           Kasteelsluis
           Handelsdok
4.0     Gent-Dampoort
           line 59 to Y Oost-Berchem, line 59B to Y St Bernadettestraat
           line 58/2 van Gent-Zeehaven
5.0     Y Boma Line 204 to Y Rostijne
           Y Muide
           bundel Groot Dok
6.1      Gent-Muide
           Voorhavenkaai
           Wiedauwkaaibrug Voorhaven
           Gent-Rabot
           Verbindingskanaal
6.8      Y Kanaal, line 58A to/from Gent-Rabot opgebroken
           line 55 to/from Gent-Sint Pieters opgebroken
8.4     Wondelgem
           Line 203 to Wondelgem Verbinding opgebroken
           line 55   to Terneuzen
           R4
           Line 216 from Y Zuid Everstein to Evergem-Sluis
           Ringvaart
           Line 217 from Y Noord Everstein to Evergem-Dam
9.9     Molenheide
10.9   Evergem
14.0   Sleidinge
16.0   Eeksken
17.8   Arisdonk
18.8   Waarschoot
           militaire line Eeklo kazerne opgebroken
           line 55A uit Zelzate opgebroken
22.7   Eeklo vanaf hier tot Maldegem museumline
23.9   Boelare
27.8   Balgerhoeke
           Schipdonkkanaal
29.9   Adegem
           N44
           tramline form Breskens opgebroken
32.7   Maldegem
37.1   Donk
           grens East Flanders - West Flanders
41.6   Sijsele
           militaire line kazerne 92 opgebroken
45.7   Assebroek
48.3   Steenbrugge
           Kanaal Gent-Brugge
           Line 50A/5 from Y Oostkamp
           line 66 from Kortrijk
           line 50A from Brussel-Zuid
           Bombardier Transportation
           Brugge-Vorming

51.4   Brugge vanaf 1939
           Line 66 from Kortrijk opgebroken

           Brugge tot 1939
           line 51 to Blankenberge
           line 50A naar Oostende