Arcades railway station

Arcades railway station (French: Gare des Arcades) or Arcaden railway station (Dutch: Station Arcaden) is a railway station located in the municipality of Watermael-Boitsfort in Brussels, Belgium. It is served by the Brussels Regional Express Network (RER/GEN) operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB).[1] The station has two platforms and is wheelchair accessible.

Arcades

Arcaden
Railway Station
Arcades/Arcaden railway station
General information
LocationWatermael-Boitsfort, Brussels-Capital Region
Belgium
Owned bySNCB/NMBS
Operated bySNCB/NMBS
History
Opened2016 (2016)

History

Originally built between 2005 and 2009 at a cost of about €1 million, the station stood unused for years due to lack of accessibility and delays in developing the network it was intended to serve. In 2011, its opening was pushed back to 2019, making it a controversial example of wastefulness in infrastructure spending.[2] The station finally opened in 2016.[3]

Train services

The station is served by the following service:

  • Brussels RER services (S7) Mechelen - Merode - Halle (weekdays only)
Preceding station NMBS/SNCB Following station
Delta

toward Mechelen

 S 7

weekdays

 Boondael

toward Halle

See also

References
  1. "SNCB official website". www.belgiantrain.be. Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  2. "La gare fantôme des Arcades à Watermael-Boitsfort". rtbf.be. RTBF. 23 August 2011.
  3. "Premier arrêt de train à la gare des Arcades". bruzz.be. Bruzz. 12 December 2016.

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