Antwerpen-Berchem railway station

Antwerpen-Berchem railway station (Dutch: Station Antwerpen-Berchem, French: Gare d'Anvers-Berchem), officially Antwerpen-Berchem, is a railway station in Berchem, in the south of Antwerp, Belgium. The station opened on 1 March 1865[1][2] and currently serves railway lines 25, 27, 27A and 59.

Antwerpen-Berchem
Railway Station
Antwerpen-Berchem railway station
General information
LocationBerchem, Antwerp, Belgium
Coordinates51°11′57″N 4°25′59″E
Owned byNMBS/SNCB
Operated byNMBS/SNCB
Line(s)25, 27, 27A, 59
Platforms10
Tracks10
History
Opened1 March 1865 (1865-03-01)
Location
Antwerpen-Berchem is located in Belgium
Antwerpen-Berchem
Antwerpen-Berchem
Location within Belgium
Antwerpen-Berchem is located in Europe
Antwerpen-Berchem
Antwerpen-Berchem
Antwerpen-Berchem (Europe)

History

From opening until 1975, the station was simply known as Berchem, later changing to Berchem (Antwerpen), at a time that international trains stopped here instead of Antwerpen Oost. In 1983, when Berchem and Antwerp became one city, the station was renamed Antwerpen-Berchem.

International Thalys and Benelux services (from Amsterdam to Brussels and Paris) stopped calling at this station, following the opening of the North-South tunnel under Antwerpen-Centraal. Since December 2014, the Benelux service (Amsterdam–Brussels) calls at the station again.

Train services

The following services currently the serve the station:

  • Intercity services (IC-02) Antwerp - Sint-Niklaas - Gent - Bruges - Ostend
  • Intercity services (IC-04) Antwerp - Sint-Niklaas - Gent - Kortrijk - Poperinge/Lille
  • Intercity services (IC-05) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Nivelles - Charleroi (weekdays)
  • Intercity services (IC-08) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels Airport - Leuven - Hasselt
  • Intercity services (IC-09) Antwerp - Lier - Aarschot - Leuven (weekdays)
  • Intercity services (IC-09) Antwerp - Lier - Aarschot - Hasselt - Liege (weekends)
  • Intercity services (IC-10) Antwerp - Mol - Hamont/Hasselt
  • Intercity services (IC-22) Essen - Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels (weekdays)
  • Intercity services (IC-22) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Binche (weekends)
  • Intercity services (IC-28) Antwerp - Sint-Niklaas - Gent (weekdays)
  • Intercity services (IC-30) Antwerp - Herentals - Turnhout
  • Intercity services (IC-31) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Nivelles - Charleroi (weekends)
  • Intercity services (IC-35) Amsterdam - The Hague - Rotterdam - Roosendaal - Antwerp - Brussels Airport - Brussels
  • Local services (L-22) Roosendaal - Essen - Antwerp - Puurs (weekdays)
  • Local services (L-23) Antwerp - Aarschot - Leuven
  • Local services (L-24) Antwerp - Herentals - Mol (weekdays)
  • Local services (L-30) Antwerp - Lokeren
  • Brussels RER services (S1) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Waterloo - Nivelles (weekdays)
  • Brussels RER services (S1) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels (weekends)
Preceding station NS International Following station
Antwerpen-Centraal
towards Amsterdam Centraal
 Intercity Direct 9200 Mechelen
towards Brussels-South
Preceding station NMBS/SNCB Following station
Antwerpen-Centraal
Terminus
 IC 02
 Antwerpen-Zuid
towards Oostende
IC 04
 Sint-Niklaas
towards Lille-Flandres or Poperinge
IC 05 Mechelen
towards Charleroi-Sud
Mortsel-Oude-God
towards Charleroi-Sud
IC 08 Mechelen
towards Hasselt
IC 09
weekdays, except holidays
 Lier
towards Leuven
IC 09
weekends
 Lier
towards Liège-Guillemins
IC 10 Lier
towards Hamont or Hasselt
Antwerpen-Centraal
towards Essen
 IC 22
weekdays, except holidays
 Mortsel-Oude-God
towards Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid
Antwerpen-Centraal
Terminus
 IC 22
weekends
 Mortsel-Oude-God
towards Binche
IC 28
weekends
 Antwerpen-Zuid
towards Gent-Sint-Pieters
IC 30 Lier
towards Turnhout
IC 31 Mechelen
towards Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid
Antwerpen-Centraal
towards Roosendaal
 L 22
weekdays
 Antwerpen-Zuid
towards Puurs
Antwerpen-Centraal
Terminus
 L 23 Mortsel
towards Leuven
L 24
weekdays
 Mortsel
towards Mol
L 30
 Antwerpen-Zuid
towards Lokeren
S 1
weekdays
 Mortsel
towards Nivelles
S 1
weekends
 Mortsel-Deurnesteenweg
towards Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid

Tram services

Tram lines 4, 9 and 11 serve the station, these are operated by De Lijn.

Bus services

Bus services 20, 21, 30, 32, 38, 51, 52, 53, 90, 91, 92, 93, 298, 420, 421 and 422 serve the station, these are operated by De Lijn.[3]

See also

References
  1. "D'Anvers-Berchem" (in Dutch). Schenkel. 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  2. Chemin de fer de l'Etat : Tarif pour le transport des voyageurs. Exposé des résultats de la réforme introduite le 1er mai 1866 (in French). Fr. Gobbaerts. 1869. p. 26.
  3. "De Lijn". www.delijn.be. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
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