Silly railway station

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Silly railway station
General information
Location Silly, Hainaut
Belgium
Coordinates 50°39′46″N3°56′09″E / 50.66285°N 3.93581°E / 50.66285; 3.93581
Owned by SNCB/NMBS
Operated by SNCB/NMBS
Line(s) 94
History
Opened16 January 1866;159 years ago (1866-01-16)
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Location
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Location within Belgium
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Silly railway station (French : Gare de Silly; Dutch : Station Opzullik) is a railway station in Silly, Hainaut, Belgium. It is located on railway line 94 which connects Brussels and Tournai. The adjacent stations for passenger traffic are Enghien and Ath. [1] [2]

The station was originally opened on 16 January 1866 as part of the segment of line 94 between Halle and Ath. [2] [3]

An accident occurred at the station on 17 November 2023, when a presumably drunk train driver missed stopping at the platforms. He then left the train, which was bound for Brussels. The passengers waited for three hours in the train and were taken by bus. [4]

See also

References

  1. "Ligne 94" (in French). Belgian Railways.
  2. 1 2 "Ligne 94 : Hal – Tournai – frontière française - (Lille)" (PDF) (in French). Train World.
  3. "Lijnen 91-100" (in Dutch). Belgische Spoorlijnen.
  4. "'Dronken' en boze machinist verlaat trein na missen van halte: passagiers moeten drie uur op bus wachten". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). 17 November 2023.