Vilvoorde railway station
Railway station in Flemish Brabant, Belgium
Vilvoorde
Location within Belgium
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Vilvoorde (Europe)
Show map of EuropeVilvoorde railway station (Dutch: Station Vilvoorde; French: Gare de Vilvorde)[a] is a railway station in Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The station opened on 5 May 1835 on the country's first railway, from Brussels to Mechelen; later to become railway lines 25 and 27. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB).[1]
As of 2021, the dilapidated quays and platforms were being renovated, the station building having been renovated a few years before.
Train services
The station is served by the following services:[2]
- Intercity services (IC-11) Binche - Braine-le-Comte - Halle - Brussels - Mechelen - Turnhout (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-11) Binche - Braine-le-Comte - Halle - Brussels - Schaarbeek (weekends)
- Intercity services (IC-22) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels
- Intercity services (IC-31) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-31) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Nivelles - Charleroi (weekends)
- Brussels GEN/RER services (S1) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Waterloo - Nivelles (weekdays)
- Brussels GEN/RER services (S1) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels (weekends)
- Brussels GEN/RER services (S4) Mechelen - Merode - Etterbeek - Brussels-Luxembourg - Denderleeuw - Aalst (weekdays)
- Brussels GEN/RER services (S5) Mechelen - Brussels-Luxembourg - Etterbeek - Halle - Enghien (- Geraardsbergen) (weekdays)
- Brussels GEN/RER services (S5) Mechelen - Brussels-Luxembourg - Etterbeek - Halle (weekends)
- Brussels GEN/RER services (S7) Vilvoorde - Merode - Halle (weekdays)
Preceding station | NMBS/SNCB | Following station | ||
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Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord towards Binche | IC 11 | Mechelen towards Turnhout | ||
Mechelen towards Essen | IC 22 weekdays, except holidays | Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord towards Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid | ||
Mechelen towards Antwerpen-Centraal | IC 22 weekends | Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord towards Binche | ||
IC 31 weekdays, except holidays | Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord towards Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid | |||
IC 31 weekends | Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord towards Charleroi-Sud | |||
Eppegem towards Antwerpen-Centraal | S 1 weekdays | Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord towards Nivelles | ||
Buda towards Nivelles | ||||
S 1 weekends | Schaarbeek towards Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid | |||
Eppegem towards Mechelen | S 4 weekdays | Haren towards Aalst | ||
S 5 weekdays | Haren towards Enghien | |||
Terminus | S 7 weekdays | Haren towards Vilvoorde |
See also
Gallery
- New passage
- View of the platforms and tracks
- Another view of the platforms and tracks
References
Footnotes
Citations
External links
- Media related to Vilvoorde railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Vilvoorde railway station at Belgian Railways website