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Railway line between Brussels and Charleroi, Belgium
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Belgian railway line 124
A local passenger train at Uccle-Calevoet station in 2008
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleBelgium
Termini
Service
Services
Belgian railway line 124
Legend
Line from Brussels-North
0.0 Brussels-South
to Schaerbeek, Ostend, Mons, Paris
from Schaerbeek
2.1 Forest-East
4.0 Uccle-Stalle
5.6 Uccle-Calevoet
Line Halle – Schaerbeek
7.8 Linkebeek
9.1 Holleken
11.4 Sint-Genesius-Rode
12.6 De Hoek
15.5 Waterloo
18.8 Braine-l'Alleud
23.4 Lillois
29.3 Nivelles
37.0 Obaix-Buzet
from Braine-le-Comte
40.9 Luttre
46.5 Courcelles-Motte
48.7 Roux
to La Louvière
freight line to port of Charleroi
52.9 Marchienne-au-Pont
River Sambre
Line to Erquelinnes and Couvin
to Fleurus
55.9 Charleroi-Sud
Line to Namur
Operator(s)National Railway Company of Belgium
History
Opened1843-1874
Technical
Line length56 km (35 mi)
Number of tracksdouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC
Route map

Legend
Line from Brussels-North
0.0 Brussels-South
to Schaerbeek, Ostend, Mons, Paris
from Schaerbeek
2.1 Forest-East
4.0 Uccle-Stalle
5.6 Uccle-Calevoet
Line Halle – Schaerbeek
7.8 Linkebeek
9.1 Holleken
11.4 Sint-Genesius-Rode
12.6 De Hoek
15.5 Waterloo
18.8 Braine-l'Alleud
23.4 Lillois
29.3 Nivelles
37.0 Obaix-Buzet
from Braine-le-Comte
40.9 Luttre
46.5 Courcelles-Motte
48.7 Roux
to La Louvière
freight line to port of Charleroi
52.9 Marchienne-au-Pont
River Sambre
Line to Erquelinnes and Couvin
to Fleurus
55.9 Charleroi-Sud
Line to Namur

The Belgian railway line 124 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Brussels to Charleroi. The first section, between Luttre and Charleroi, was built in 1843. The complete line, which runs 55.9 km, was opened on 1 June 1874.

The line passes through the following stations:

References

  1. "Ligne 124: Bruxelles-Midi - Charleroi-Sud". BelRail.be (in French). 9 August 2007.
Railway stations in Brussels
Line 0:
Line 25:
Line 26:
Line 28:
Line 36:
Line 50:
Line 60:
Line 96:
Line 124:
Line 161:
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