Railway Station | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant Belgium | ||||
Coordinates | 50°55′27″N4°29′59″E / 50.92417°N 4.49972°E | ||||
Owned by | NMBS/SNCB | ||||
Operated by | NMBS/SNCB | ||||
Line(s) | 25, 27, 26 | ||||
Platforms | 6 | ||||
Tracks | 9 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | FVV | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 5 May 1835 | ||||
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Vilvoorde railway station (Dutch : Station Vilvoorde; French : Gare de Vilvorde) [lower-alpha 1] is a railway station in Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The station opened on 5 May 1835 on the country's first railway, from Brussels to Mechelen; later to become railway lines 25 and 27. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB). [1]
As of 2021, the dilapidated quays and platforms were being renovated, the station building having been renovated a few years before.
The station is served by the following services: [2]
Preceding station | NMBS/SNCB | Following station | ||
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Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord towards Binche | IC 11 | Mechelen towards Turnhout | ||
Mechelen towards Essen | IC 22 weekdays, except holidays | Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord towards Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid | ||
Mechelen towards Antwerpen-Centraal | IC 22 weekends | Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord towards Binche | ||
IC 31 weekdays, except holidays | Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord towards Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid | |||
IC 31 weekends | Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord towards Charleroi-Sud | |||
Eppegem towards Antwerpen-Centraal | S 1 weekdays | Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord towards Nivelles | ||
Buda towards Nivelles | ||||
S 1 weekends | Schaarbeek towards Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid | |||
Eppegem towards Mechelen | S 4 weekdays | Haren towards Aalst | ||
S 5 weekdays | Haren towards Enghien | |||
Terminus | S 7 weekdays | Haren towards Vilvoorde |
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