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unusual facts about Oostende



Blankenberge railway station

The Kusttram station is located outside the station with trams westbound to Oostende and beyond, and eastbound to Knokke railway station, these are operated by De Lijn.

Cambio CarSharing

The cambio locations in Belgium in 27 cities, for example: Arlon, Antwerp, Bruges, Brussels, Chiny, Ghent, Hasselt, Kortrijk, Leuven, Lier, Liège, Mechelen, Mons, Namur, Oostende, Ottignies, Turnhout and Zwijndrecht.

Couchette car

It is noteworthy that couchette cars have never been operated in Britain; it was normal practice, nevertheless, for British passengers to join long-distance overnight trains at Calais, Boulogne, Oostende or Hoek van Holland after crossing the English Channel or North Sea by ferry.

Didier Ovono

Didier Janvier Ovono Ebang (born January 23, 1983) is a Gabonese football goalkeeper who currently plays for Oostende in the Belgian Pro League.

Heinrich-Wilhelm Ahnert

Oberfeldwebel Ahnert claimed a Hurricane over Oostende, Belgium on 15 February 1941, two Bristol Blenheim's shot down on 9 June 1941 and 26 August, and a Spitfire was claimed on 12 September 1941.

Knokke railway station

The Kusttram terminus is located outside the station with trams to Oostende and beyond.

Lander Van Steenbrugghe

In the summer of 2013, after just being promoted with Oostende to the Belgian Pro League, Van Steenbrugghe moved to Eendracht Aalst.

Transport in Flanders

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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