Waterloo (B) railway station
Waterloo is a railway station in the town of Waterloo, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. The station opened on 1 February 1874 and is located on line 124. The train services are operated by National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS).
Waterloo | |
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 Railway Station | |
 Waterloo railway station | |
| Location | Waterloo, Walloon Brabant Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°42′53″N 4°23′00″E |
| Owned by | Infrabel |
| Operated by | National Railway Company of Belgium |
| Line(s) | 124 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | FWT |
| Website | http://www.belgianrail.be/en/stations-and-train/search-a-station/19/waterloo.aspx |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 February 1874 |
| Passengers | |
| 2014 | 1,965 |
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.
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 | NMBS/SNCB | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sint-Genesius-Rode toward Brussels National Airport | IC 27 weekdays | toward Charleroi-Sud |
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De Hoek toward Antwerpen-Centraal | S 1 weekdays | toward Nivelles |
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De Hoek | S 1 weekends | |||
Sint-Genesius-Rode toward Leuven | S 9 weekdays | Terminus |
References
See also
External links
Media related to Waterloo train station at Wikimedia Commons
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