Aalter railway station

Aalter
Railway Station
Aalter railway station
General information
Location	Stationsplein 2, Aalter
Coordinates	51°5′31″N 3°26′55″E
Owned by	National Railway Company of Belgium
Line(s)	50A
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Station code	FLT
History
Opened	12 August 1838 (1838-08-12)
Rebuilt	1984
Passengers
2009	610116
Location Aalter Location within Belgium

Aalter is a railway station in Aalter, East Flanders, Belgium. The station opened on 12 August 1838 on the Line 50A. The train services are operated by NMBS/SNCB.

The current building was built in 1984 by architect Jacques Devincke.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

• Intercity services (IC-03) Knokke/Blankenberge - Bruges - Gent - Brussels - Leuven - Genk
• Intercity services (IC-23A) Bruges - Gent - Brussels - Brussels Airport (weekdays)
• Local services (L-02) Zeebrugge - Bruges - Gent - Dendermonde - Mechelen (weekdays)
• Local services (L-02) Zeebrugge - Bruges - Gent (weekends)

Preceding station	NMBS/SNCB			Following station
Brugge towards Blankenberge or Knokke		IC 03		Gent-Sint-Pieters towards Genk
Brugge Terminus		IC 23A		Gent-Sint-Pieters towards Brussels National Airport
Maria-Aalter towards Zeebrugge-Dorp		L 02 weekdays		Bellem towards Mechelen
Maria-Aalter towards Zeebrugge-Strand		L 02 weekends		Bellem towards Gent-Sint-Pieters

References

External links

• Media related to Aalter train station at Wikimedia Commons
• Belgian Railways website for Aalter