There is a cargo line to Gothenburg, Sweden.
World War I Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial
(http://www.abmc.gov/cemet...): 48 kilometers 30 miles from Ghent in Waregem, along the Lille-Gent AutoRoute E-17. Open daily except for December 25 and January 1; 9AM to 5PM The final resting place for 368 American military dead lost during the liberation of Belgium. The chapel is inscribed with the names of 93 Americans whose remains were never found or identified. Free.Bruges the world famous venice of the north, easily reachable by train from Ghent.
Courtray Kortrijk, a charming and historically important provincial city in West-Flanders, 25 minutes on train from Ghent.
