Roeselare railway station
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Roeselare  | |
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| Railway Station | |
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| General information | |
| Coordinates | 50°56′56″N 3°7′49″E / 50.94889°N 3.13028°E |
| Owned by | National Railway Company of Belgium |
| Line(s) | 66 (Bruges-Kortrijk) |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 3 |
| Construction | |
| Parking | 1 underground |
| Bicycle facilities | 2 parkings |
| Other information | |
| Station code | FRL |
| History | |
| Opened | 31 March 1847 |
Station Roeselare is a Belgian railway station on railway line 66 (Brugge – Kortrijk) in the city of Roeselare.
The station is the terminal station of the old abolished line 64 (Ypres – Roeselare) and the also abolished line 65 (Roeselare – Menen – French frontier).
The station is situated on walking distance from the city centre. Each quarter of an hour, a train stops in Roeselare, among which L-trains to Bruges and Kortrijk, and the IC-trains to Bruges-Ostend (Brugge-Oostende) and Kortrijk-Lille or Brussels.
Outside, there is a bus station with 11 platforms where you can take a town-bus or regional bus.
Infrastructure
The station lies on a raising verge. There is a big yellow metal roof above the platforms. Because of the open roof construction, there are almost no walls around the platforms but some shelters protect the travellers against the wind. There are 3 tracks and 2 platforms. On the upper storey, there are a few offices. Formerly, signal-station 'Bloc 10' regulated the railway-traffic in the station. The platforms can be reached by stairs, escalators or by lift. Downstairs there are a ticket office and several shops.
