Vilvoorde railway station

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Vilvoorde
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Vilvoorde railway station
General information
Location Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant
Belgium
Coordinates 50°55′27″N4°29′59″E / 50.92417°N 4.49972°E / 50.92417; 4.49972
Owned by NMBS/SNCB
Operated by NMBS/SNCB
Line(s) 25, 27, 26
Platforms6
Tracks9
Other information
Station codeFVV
History
Opened5 May 1835;189 years ago (1835-05-05)
Vilvoorde railway station
Location
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Location within Belgium
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Vilvoorde (Europe)

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]

Contents

As of 2021, the dilapidated quays and platforms were being renovated, the station building having been renovated a few years before.

Train services

The station is served by the following services: [2]

Preceding station SNCB logo.svg NMBS/SNCB Following station
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord
towards Binche
IC 11 Mechelen
towards Turnhout
Mechelen
towards Essen
IC 22
weekdays, except holidays
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord
Mechelen IC 22
weekends
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord
towards Binche
IC 31
weekdays, except holidays
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord
IC 31
weekends
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord
towards Charleroi-Sud
Eppegem S 1
weekdays
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord
towards Nivelles
Buda
towards Nivelles
S 1
weekends
Schaarbeek
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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References

Footnotes

  1. Officially Vilvoorde (Dutch: Vilvoorde; French: Vilvorde)

Citations

  1. "VILVOORDE". www.belgianrail.be. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  2. "Download the timetable leaflets for IC trains | SNCB". www.belgiantrain.be. Retrieved 31 March 2021.