Arcades railway station

Arcades Arcaden
Arcades/Arcaden railway station
General information
Location	Watermael-Boitsfort, Brussels-Capital Region Belgium
System	Railway Station
Owned by	SNCB/NMBS
Operated by	SNCB/NMBS
History
Opened	2016;9 years ago (2016)
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Arcades railway station (French : Gare des Arcades) or Arcaden railway station (Dutch : Station Arcaden) ^[a] 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.

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

• Trains portal
• Belgium portal

• List of railway stations in Belgium
• Rail transport in Belgium
• Transport in Brussels
• History of Brussels

References

Footnotes

1. Officially Arcades/Arcaden (French: Arcades; Dutch: Arcaden)

Citations

1. "SNCB official website". www.belgiantrain.be. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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.

External links

• Media related to Arcades station at Wikimedia Commons

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