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Aalst railway station

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Aalst railway station (Dutch: Station Aalst, French: Gare d'Alost), officially Aalst, is a railway station in Aalst, East Flanders, Belgium. The station opened on 9 June 1853 and is located on railway lines 50 and 82. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB).

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9300 (Aalst)
East Flanders, Belgium
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