Brussels-North railway station
Brussels-North | |
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Railway Station | |
Location |
76 rue du Progrès, 1030 Schaerbeek 76 Vooruitgangstraat, Schaarbeek |
Coordinates | 50°51′36″N 4°21′42″E / 50.86000°N 4.36167°ECoordinates: 50°51′36″N 4°21′42″E / 50.86000°N 4.36167°E |
Owned by | National Railway Company of Belgium |
Line(s) | 0, 25, 27, 36, 50, 161 |
Platforms | 12 |
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Other information | |
Station code | FBN |
History | |
Opened | 1952 |
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Brussels-North (French: Bruxelles-Nord, Dutch: Brussel-Noord) is one of the three major railway stations in Brussels; the other two are Brussels Central and Brussels South. The station's bilingual French-Dutch name is generally translated to "Brussels North".
Every regular domestic and international train (except Thalys) passing here also has a planned stop.
Brussels North also is the end point of the underground tram north-south axis and an important node of MIVB/STIB and De Lijn bus lines. More than 30 regional bus lines depart from here, as do international Eurolines coach services.
The station has 200,000 passengers per week, mainly commuters. It opens up to the Noordruimte/Espace Nord business district and is a starting place for inner-city visits.
Just like the other bigger stations in Brussels, Brussels-North is characterized by late maintenance and old-fashioned design. Meanwhile, there are plans to renovate the building, platforms and pedestrian subways. These long-due works should start at the end of 2008, when the renovation of Brussels-Central will be finished.
The station is located in the municipality of Schaerbeek in Brussels, in the middle of the Northern Quarter business district, with several corporation headquarters such as Belgacom Towers, Rogier Tower and others, government offices and Flemish ministries.
Just next to the station is Aarschot Street, an area of prostitution "behind windows".[1]
History
The first station in Brussels was Groendreef / Allée Verte, where in 1835 the first train on a public railway departed on the European continent. This was replaced in March 1846 by the first Brussels-North station, designed by F. Coppens and situated on Rogier Place. It had 27 tracks.
In 1952 a new Brussels-North station was built to link with the North-South Connection. The old station was razed in 1955.
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Rail lines
Brussels North has 12 platforms. These passenger lines join in the station:
- Line 0, the Brussels North-South connection
- Line 25 and 27 to Antwerp Central station
- Line 36 to Liège-Guillemins
- Line 50 to Gent-Sint-Pieters
- Line 161 to Namur
Few trains originate from Brussels North. Instead, most trains through Brussels depart from Brussel South, some from Schaarbeek.
Train services
The station is served by the following services:[2]
- High speed services (ICE) Brussels - Liege - Cologne - Frankfurt
- Intercity services (IC-35) Amsterdam - The Hague - Rotterdam - Roosendaal - Antwerp - Brussels Airport - Brussels
- Intercity services (IC-16) Brussels - Namur - Arlon - Luxembourg
- Intercity services (IC-01) Ostend - Bruges - Gent - Brussels - Leuven - Liege - Welkenraedt - Eupen
- Intercity services (IC-03) Knokke/Blankenberge - Bruges - Gent - Brussels - Leuven - Hasselt - Genk
- Intercity services (IC-05) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Nivelles - Charleroi (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-06) Tournai - Ath - Halle - Brussels - Brussels Airport
- Intercity services (IC-06A) Mons - Braine-le-Comte - Brussels - Brussels Airport
- Intercity services (IC-11) Binche - Braine-le-Comte - Halle - Brussels - Mechelen - Turnhout (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-12) Kortrijk - Gent - Brussels - Leuven - Liege - Welkenraedt (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-14) Quiévrain - Mons - Braine-le-Comte - Brussels - Leuven - Liege (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-17) Brussels - Namur - Dinant (weekends)
- Intercity services (IC-18) Brussels - Namur - Liege (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-20) Gent - Aalst - Brussels - Hasselt - Tongeren (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-20) Gent - Aalst - Brussels - Dendermonde - Lokeren (weekends)
- Intercity services (IC-22) Essen - Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-22) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Halle - Braine-le-Comte - Binche (weekends)
- Intercity services (IC-23) Ostend - Bruges - Kortrijk - Zottegem - Brussels - Brussels Airport
- Intercity services (IC-23A) Bruges - Gent - Brussels - Brussels Airport (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-23A) Gent - Brussels - Brussels Airport (weekends)
- Intercity services (IC-26) Kortrijk - Tournai - Halle - Brussels - Dendermonde - Lokeren - Sint Niklaas (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-29) De Panne - Gent - Aalst - Brussels - Brussels Airport - Leuven - Landen
- Intercity services (IC-31) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-31) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Nivelles - Charleroi (weekends)
- Brussels RER services (S1) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Waterloo - Nivelles (weekdays)
- Brussels RER services (S1) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels (weekends)
- Brussels RER services (S1) Brussels - Waterloo - Nivelles (weekends)
- Brussels RER services (S2) Leuven - Brussels - Halle - Braine-le-Comte
- Brussels RER services (S3) Dendermonde - Brussels - Denderleeuw - Zottegem - Oudenaarde (weekdays)
- Brussels RER services (S6) Aalst - Denderleeuw - Geraardsbergen - Halle - Brussels - Schaarbeek
- Brussels RER services (S8) Brussels - Etterbeek - Ottignies - Louvain-le-Neuve
- Brussels RER services (S10) Dendermonde - Brussels - Denderleeuw - Aalst
Preceding station | Deutsche Bahn | Following station | ||
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towards Bruxelles-Midi | ICE 79 | towards Frankfurt (Main) Hbf |
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Preceding station | NMBS/SNCB | Following station | ||
toward Amsterdam Centraal | NS International 9200 | toward Brussels-South |
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toward Oostende | IC 01 | toward Eupen |
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IC 03 | toward Genk |
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toward Antwerpen-Centraal | IC 05 weekdays | toward Charleroi-Sud |
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toward Tournai | IC 06 | Diegem toward Brussels National Airport |
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toward Mons | IC 06A | Terminus |
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toward Binche | IC 11 weekdays | toward Turnhout |
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toward Kortrijk | IC 12 weekdays | toward Welkenraedt |
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toward Quiévrain | IC 14 weekdays | toward Liège-Guillemins |
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IC 16 | toward Luxembourg |
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IC 17 weekends | toward Dinant |
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IC 18 weekdays | toward Liège-Palais |
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From Monday to Friday, except holidays toward Gent-Sint-Pieters | IC 20 | From Monday to Friday, except holidays toward Tongeren |
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On weekends and holidays toward Gent-Sint-Pieters | On weekends and holidays toward Lokeren |
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From Monday to Friday, except holidays toward Essen | IC 22 | From Monday to Friday, except holidays |
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On weekends and holidays toward Antwerpen-Centraal | On weekends and holidays toward Binche |
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toward Oostende | IC 23 | Terminus |
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toward Brugge | IC 23A | |||
toward Kortrijk | IC 26 weekdays | toward Sint-Niklaas |
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toward De Panne | IC 29 | toward Landen |
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From Monday to Friday, except holidays toward Antwerpen-Centraal | IC 31 | From Monday to Friday, except holidays |
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On weekends and holidays toward Antwerpen-Centraal | On weekends and holidays toward Charleroi-Sud |
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toward Antwerpen-Centraal | S 1 weekdays | toward Nivelles |
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Terminus | S 1 weekends | |||
toward Antwerpen-Centraal | S 1 weekends | |||
toward Leuven | S 2 | toward Braine-le-Comte |
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toward Dendermonde | S 3 weekdays | toward Oudenaarde |
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Terminus | S 6 | toward Denderleeuw |
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toward Louvain-la-Neuve-Université | S 8 | |||
toward Aalst | S 10 | toward Dendermonde |
References
External links
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