Eeklo is a railway station in Eeklo, East Flanders, Belgium. The station opened on 25 June 1861 on the Line 58. The train services are operated by NMBS/SNCB.

Eeklo
Railway Station
General information
LocationKon. Astridplein, Eeklo
Coordinates51°10′53″N 3°34′27″E / 51.18139°N 3.57417°E / 51.18139; 3.57417
Owned byNational Railway Company of Belgium
Line(s)58
Platforms2
Tracks3
Other information
Station codeFKLO
History
Opened25 June 1861
Closed1991 (goods)
ElectrifiedNo
Passengers
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The current building was built in the 80's by architect Jacques Devincke. The railway station is in the city centre.

The station used to not be the terminus with the line continuing via Maldegem to Bruges . The Eeklo - Maldegem section of this line still operates as a museum railway by the Stoomcentrum Maldegem . For practical reasons, this association has constructed a platform on the other side of Oostveldstraat, where their museum trains stop. The connection between that line and the SNCB network is currently only used sporadically. The station has 3 platform tracks and one (decommissioned) dead end track.

Train services

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The station is served by the following service(s):

S51 Eeklo - Ghent - Ronse Monday to Saturday: 1×/h.

Sundays and public holidays: 1×/2h.

S51 Eeklo - Ghent-Sint-Pieters During peak hours, 1 ride to Geraardsbergen
Preceding station   NMBS/SNCB Following station
Terminus L 05
weekdays, except holidays
Waarschoot
towards Ronse or Kortrijk
L 05
weekends
Waarschoot
towards Ronse
 
View of the platforms of Eeklo railway station


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