Vilvoorde railway station
Vilvoorde railway station (Dutch: Station Vilvoorde, French: Gare de Vilvorde), officially Vilvoorde, 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).
Vilvoorde  | |
|---|---|
| Railway Station | |
 Vilvoorde railway station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°55′27″N 4°29′59″E |
| Owned by | NMBS/SNCB |
| Operated by | NMBS/SNCB |
| Line(s) | 25, 27, 26 |
| Platforms | 6 |
| Tracks | 9 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | FVV |
| History | |
| Opened | 5 May 1835 |
| Location | |
  Vilvoorde Location within Belgium  Vilvoorde Vilvoorde (Europe) | |
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:[1]
- 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 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 | ||
References
- "Download the timetable leaflets for IC trains | SNCB". www.belgiantrain.be. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
External links
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