Braine-l'Alleud railway station
Railway station in Walloon Brabant, Belgium
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Braine-l'Alleud railway station (French: Gare de Braine-l'Alleud; Dutch: Station Eigenbrakel)[a] is a railway station in Braine-l'Alleud, Walloon Brabant, Belgium, operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS). The station is located on railway line 124, from Brussels-South to Charleroi-Central.[1]
1420 Braine l'Alleud
Belgium
Braine-l'Alleud  | |||||||
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Braine-l'Alleud railway station | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Place de la Gare 1, 1420 Braine l'Alleud Belgium | ||||||
| Coordinates | 50°41′5″N 4°22′32.78″E | ||||||
| Elevation | 115 | ||||||
| System | Railway Station | ||||||
| Owner | SNCB/NMBS | ||||||
| Operator | SNCB/NMBS | ||||||
| Lines | 115 (disused), 124 | ||||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Parking | Yes (free and paying) | ||||||
Cycle facilities | Yes (free parking) | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Station code | FBD | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 10 April 1874 | ||||||
| Electrified | 19 November 1949 | ||||||
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The station was open for service in 1874 by the Belgian State Railways. As a station of the SNCB/NMBS, it is served by the following types of trains: InterCity (IC), S Train (S) and Rush Hour trains (P).
Train services
The station is served by the following services:
- Intercity services (IC-05 (4500 - 4549) Charleroi - Nivelles - Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerp[2]
- Intercity services (IC-07 (2000 - 2049) Charleroi - Nivelles - Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerp
- Intercity services (IC-27 (4000 - 4049) Charleroi - Nivelles - Braine-l'Alleud - Brussels-Luxembourg - Brussels-Schuman - Bordet - Brussels Airport
- Brussels RER services (S1) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Waterloo - Nivelles
- Brussels RER services (S1) Brussels-North - Brussels-Central Brussels-South - Waterloo - Nivelles (weekends)
- Brussels RER services (S9) (Landen -) Leuven - Brussels-Schuman - Brussels-Luxembourg - Braine-l'Alleud (weekdays only)
| Preceding station | NMBS/SNCB |
Following station | ||
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| Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid towards Antwerpen-Centraal |
IC 05 | Nivelles towards Charleroi-Sud | ||
| IC 07 | ||||
| Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid towards Brussels National Airport |
IC 27 | |||
| Waterloo towards Antwerpen-Centraal |
S 1 weekdays |
Lillios towards Nivelles | ||
| Waterloo towards Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord |
S 1 weekends |
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| Waterloo towards Leuven |
S 9 weekdays |
Terminus | ||
The Brussels Regional Express Network (RER/GEN) services (S9) is running its full service since Monday 4 April 2016.[3] The delay was due to delayed works on the Schuman-Josaphat tunnel.[4] An updated map can be found on the SNCB/NMBS's website.[5]
Gallery
Frontal view
View of the platforms and tracks
Place name sign on a platform
