Waterloo railway station, Belgium

Waterloo railway station (French: Gare de Waterloo, Dutch: Station Waterloo), officially Waterloo, is a railway station in Waterloo, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. The station opened on 1 February 1874 and is located on railway line 124. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS).

Waterloo
Railway Station
Waterloo railway station
General information
LocationWaterloo, Walloon Brabant
Belgium
Coordinates50°42′53″N 4°23′00″E
Owned bySNCB/NMBS
Operated bySNCB/NMBS
Line(s)124
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeFWT
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 February 1874 (1874-02-01)
Passengers
20141,965 per day
Location
Waterloo is located in Belgium
Waterloo
Waterloo
Location within Belgium
Waterloo is located in Europe
Waterloo
Waterloo
Waterloo (Europe)

The station is large, with platforms able to accommodate trains much longer than any currently scheduled to operate to (or through) the station. It is fully staffed, with the booking office open seven days a week.

The railway line between Nivelles–Waterloo–Linkebeek (south of Brussels) is currently being enlarged to allow a higher frequency of local and intercity trains.

The old Waterloo train station, demolished in 2021

Train services

There is at least one train every hour in each direction at Waterloo. The station is served by the following services:

  • Intercity services (IC-27) Brussels Airport - Brussels-Luxembourg - Nivelles - Charleroi (weekdays)
  • Brussels RER services (S1) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Waterloo - Nivelles (weekdays)
  • Brussels RER services (S1) Brussels - Waterloo - Nivelles (weekends)
  • Brussels RER services (S9) Leuven - Brussels-Luxembourg - Etterbeek - Braine-l'Alleud (weekdays)
Preceding station NMBS/SNCB Following station
Sint-Genesius-Rode IC 27
weekdays
Braine-l'Alleud
De Hoek S 1
weekdays
Braine-l'Alleud
towards Nivelles
De Hoek S 1
weekends
Sint-Genesius-Rode
towards Leuven
S 9
weekdays
Braine-l'Alleud
Terminus

See also

References

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