[1] The first station in Ostend was opened in 1838 during the reign of King Leopold I on the former Belgian railway line 62 to Torhout and is now a supermarket.

It is designed to connect trains and ferries and is built with Scottish granite, bluestone from Soignies and limestone from Euville.

The station was served by a daily Thalys high-speed rail service to Paris between 1998 and 31 March 2015.

The station is served by the following services:[3] Ostend is a major hub on the Kusttram, which is the coastal tramway run by De Lijn.

[citation needed] Regie voor Maritiem Transport used to run services connecting to the Port of Dover connecting with Network SouthEast trains from Dover Western Docks to London Victoria and London Charing Cross stations.