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Railway station in Walloon Brabant, Belgium

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Railway Station
Waterloo railway station
General information
LocationWaterloo, Walloon Brabant
Belgium
Coordinates50°42′53″N 4°23′00″E / 50.71472°N 4.38333°E / 50.71472; 4.38333
Owned bySNCB/NMBS
Operated bySNCB/NMBS
Line(s)124
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeFWT
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 February 1874; 150 years ago (1874-02-01)
Passengers
20141,965 per day
Location
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Waterloo railway station (French: Gare de Waterloo; Dutch: Station Waterloo) is a railway station in Waterloo, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. The station opened on 1 February 1874 and is located on railway line 124. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS).

The station is large, with platforms able to accommodate trains much longer than any currently scheduled to operate to (or through) the station. It is fully staffed, with the booking office open seven days a week.

The railway line between Nivelles–Waterloo–Linkebeek (south of Brussels) is currently being enlarged to allow a higher frequency of local and intercity trains.

The old Waterloo train station, demolished in 2021

Train services

There is at least one train every hour in each direction at Waterloo. The station is served by the following services:

  • Intercity services (IC-27) Brussels Airport - Brussels-Luxembourg - Nivelles - Charleroi (weekdays)
  • Brussels RER services (S1) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Waterloo - Nivelles (weekdays)
  • Brussels RER services (S1) Brussels - Waterloo - Nivelles (weekends)
  • Brussels RER services (S9) Leuven - Brussels-Luxembourg - Etterbeek - Braine-l'Alleud (weekdays)
Preceding station [REDACTED] NMBS/SNCB Following station
Sint-Genesius-Rodetowards Brussels National Airport IC 27weekdays Braine-l'Alleudtowards Charleroi-Sud
De Hoektowards Antwerpen-Centraal S 1weekdays Braine-l'Alleudtowards Nivelles
De Hoektowards Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord S 1weekends
Sint-Genesius-Rodetowards Leuven S 9weekdays Braine-l'AlleudTerminus

Gallery

  • View of the platforms and tracks View of the platforms and tracks
  • Place name sign on a platform Place name sign on a platform

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. Officially Waterloo

Citations

  1. "WATERLOO". www.belgianrail.be. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

External links

Waterloo, Belgium
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Schools
Closed
Landmarks
Culture
The Battle of Waterloo took place in nearby Braine-l'Alleud and Lasne
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