Vilvoorde railway station (Dutch: Station Vilvoorde, French: Gare de Vilvorde)[a] 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. Train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB).[1]
Vilvoorde  | |
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| Railway Station | |
 Vilvoorde railway station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°55′27″N 4°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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| Location | |
  Vilvoorde Location within Belgium  Vilvoorde Vilvoorde (Europe) | |
As of 2021, the dilapidated quays and platforms were being renovated, the station building having been renovated a few years before.
Train services edit
The station is served by the following services:[2]
- Intercity services (IC-11) Binche - Braine-le-Comte - Halle - Brussels - Mechelen - Turnhout (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-11) Binche - Braine-le-Comte - Halle - Brussels - Schaarbeek (weekends)
- Intercity services (IC-22) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels
- Intercity services (IC-31) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-31) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Nivelles - Charleroi (weekends)
- Brussels GEN/RER services (S1) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Waterloo - Nivelles (weekdays)
- Brussels GEN/RER services (S1) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels (weekends)
- Brussels GEN/RER services (S4) Mechelen - Merode - Etterbeek - Brussels-Luxembourg - Denderleeuw - Aalst (weekdays)
- Brussels GEN/RER services (S5) Mechelen - Brussels-Luxembourg - Etterbeek - Halle - Enghien (- Geraardsbergen) (weekdays)
- Brussels GEN/RER services (S5) Mechelen - Brussels-Luxembourg - Etterbeek - Halle (weekends)
- Brussels GEN/RER services (S7) Vilvoorde - Merode - Halle (weekdays)
| Preceding station | NMBS/SNCB
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Following station | ||
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| Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord towards Binche
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IC 11 | Mechelen towards Turnhout
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| Mechelen towards Essen
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IC 22 weekdays, except holidays
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Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord towards Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid
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| Mechelen towards Antwerpen-Centraal
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IC 22 weekends
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Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord towards Binche
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| IC 31 weekdays, except holidays
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Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord towards Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid
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| IC 31 weekends
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Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord towards Charleroi-Sud
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| Eppegem towards Antwerpen-Centraal
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S 1 weekdays
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Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord towards Nivelles
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| Buda towards Nivelles
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| S 1 weekends
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Schaarbeek towards Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid
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| Eppegem towards Mechelen
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S 4 weekdays
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Haren towards Aalst
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| S 5 weekdays
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Haren towards Enghien
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| Terminus | S 7 weekdays
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Haren towards Vilvoorde
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See also edit
References edit
Footnotes edit
Citations edit
- ^ "VILVOORDE". www.belgianrail.be. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Download the timetable leaflets for IC trains | SNCB". www.belgiantrain.be. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
External links edit
Media related to Vilvoorde railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Vilvoorde railway station at Belgian Railways website
