Vilvoorde railway station

Railway station in Flemish Brabant, Belgium

Vilvoorde is located in Belgium
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Vilvoorde is located in Europe
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Vilvoorde 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. 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.

A view of the platforms and tracks

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
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 IC 22
weekends
 Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord
towards Binche
IC 31
weekdays, except holidays
 Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord
IC 31
weekends
 Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord
Eppegem S 1
weekdays
 Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord
towards Nivelles
Buda
towards Nivelles
S 1
weekends
 Schaarbeek
Eppegem
towards Mechelen
 S 4
weekdays
 Haren
towards Aalst
S 5
weekdays
 Haren
towards Enghien
Terminus S 7
weekdays
 Haren
towards Vilvoorde

See also

  • flagBelgium portal

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ Officially Vilvoorde (Dutch: Vilvoorde, French: Vilvorde)

Citations

  1. ^ "VILVOORDE". www.belgianrail.be. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Download the timetable leaflets for IC trains | SNCB". www.belgiantrain.be. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

External links

  • Media related to Vilvoorde railway station at Wikimedia Commons
  • Vilvoorde railway station at Belgian Railways website