Transport in Flanders
Transport in Flanders is run in two levels regarding the federal nature of
Cabinet of Belgium and other functions run on behalf of Flemish Government
.
Therefore, the railways are run at national level by Cabinet of Belgium
.
Railways
NMBS Class 21
.The
NMBS runs frequent trains across Flanders
connecting the 142 stations in the region with each other, with Brussels and Wallonia and in some cases with France, The Netherlands, Luxembourg or Germany. Except for a few 'cities' (that generally have obtained the city status a long time ago and now only have around 10.000 citizens) in West Flanders and Limbourg, all Flemish cities as well as most villages have important railway stations.
The most important railway line is the Kusttram
.
Water
Ports and harbours
Sea ports
- Antwerp - Port of Antwerp [1] (one of the world's busiest ports)
- Port of Bruges-Zeebrugge [2](one of the busiest in Europe)
- Ghent - Port of Ghent [3]
- Ostend - Port of Ostend [4]
Lighthouse
Former ferries that accepted foot passengers
Regie voor Maritiem Transport was a national company that closed in 1997, which ran ferries to Dover Western Docks from Oostende.
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