Vilvoorde railway station
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Vilvoorde | |
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 Railway Station | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°55′27″N 4°29′59″E / 50.92417°N 4.49972°E |
| Owned by | National Railway Company of Belgium |
| Line(s) | 25, 27, 26 |
| Platforms | 6 |
| Tracks | 9 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 June 1865 |
Vilvoorde is a railway station in the town of Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The station opened on 5 May 1835 on the country's first railway, from Brussels to Mechelen; later to become Lines 25 and 27. Train services are operated by National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS).
As of 2017, the dilapidated quays and platforms are being renovated, the station building having been renovated a few years before.
Train services
The station is served by the following services:
- Intercity services (IC-11) Binche - Braine-le-Comte - Halle - Brussels - Mechelen - Turnhout (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-22) Essen - Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-22) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Halle - Braine-le-Comte - Binche (weekends)
- 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) Vilvoorde - Merode - Etterbeek - Brussels-Luxembourg - Denderleeuw - Aalst (weekdays, peak hours only)
- Brussels GEN/RER services (S5) Mechelen - Brussels-Luxembourg - Etterbeek - Halle - Enghien (- Geraardsbergen) (weekdays)
- Brussels GEN/RER services (S7) Mechelen - Merode - Halle (weekdays)
