Belgian railway line 50A

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gaugeElectrification3 kV DCOperating speed160 km/h (99 mph)

Route map

Legend

					Line from Brussels-North
				0.0	Brussels-South

					to Schaerbeek
					Line to Charleroi
					Line to Mons
				17.8	Line Brussels-North – Denderleeuw
					River Dender
				23.9	Line Ghent – Denderleeuw
					from Geraardsbergen
					to Merelbeke
					to Merelbeke
					Ringvaart
					River Scheldt
					Line from Brussels-North, line from Antwerp
				52.1	Gent-Sint-Pieters
					Line to Kortrijk
					River Leie
					Canal Ghent–Bruges
				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
					from Kortrijk
				92.2	Bruges
					to Blankenberge, Zeebrugge and 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]