Mortsel-Liersesteenweg railway station

Mortsel-Liersesteenweg
Mortsel-Liersesteenweg railway station
General information
Location	Mortsel, Antwerp, Belgium
Coordinates	51°10′09″N4°28′08″E / 51.16917°N 4.46889°E / 51.16917; 4.46889
System	Railway Station
Owned by	National Railway Company of Belgium
Line	27
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
History
Opened	1933, 15 December 2008
Closed	1939
Location

Mortsel-Liersesteenweg is a railway station in Mortsel, just south of the city of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. The station opened in 1933 as Mortsel-Oude-God on Line 27. The station closed in 1939 and re-opened in December 2008.

History

Due to protests from residents and businesses, the station Mortsel-Oude-God was moved onto Line 25 in 1939. The station was renamed Mortsel-Liersesteenweg and was closed in 1939. In 2008 the station was re-opened for regular use.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

• Brussels RER services (S1) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Waterloo - Nivelles (weekdays)

Preceding station	NMBS/SNCB			Following station
Mortsel towards Antwerpen-Centraal		S 1 weekdays		Hove towards Nivelles

External links

• Belgian Railways website
• De Lijn website