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Antwerpen-Noorderdokken railway station

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Station Antwerpen Noorderdokken
Station Antwerpen Noorderdokken

Antwerp-Noorderdokken (English: Antwerp Northern Docks) is a railway station in the city of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. The station opened on 26 May 1974 on the Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway, known in Belgium as Line 12 and also Line 27A, a freight line to the port of Antwerp.

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Antwerpen-Noorderdokken railway station
Argentiniëlaan, Antwerp

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Argentiniëlaan
2030 Antwerp (Antwerp)
Antwerp, Belgium
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