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 | |
| Location | Waterloo, Walloon Brabant Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°42′53″N 4°23′00″E |
| Owned by | SNCB/NMBS |
| Operated by | SNCB/NMBS |
| Line(s) | 124 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | FWT |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 February 1874 |
| Passengers | |
| 2014 | 1,965 per day |
| Location | |
  Waterloo Location within Belgium  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.
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 towards Brussels National Airport |
IC 27 weekdays |
Braine-l'Alleud towards Charleroi-Sud | ||
| De Hoek towards Antwerpen-Centraal |
S 1 weekdays |
Braine-l'Alleud towards Nivelles | ||
| De Hoek towards Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord |
S 1 weekends |
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| Sint-Genesius-Rode towards Leuven |
S 9 weekdays |
Braine-l'Alleud Terminus | ||
References
External links
Media related to Waterloo train station at Wikimedia Commons