Belgian railway line 96

Belgian railway line 96
Belgian railway line 96
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Belgium
Termini	Brussels-South railway station; Mons railway station;
Service
Operator(s)	National Railway Company of Belgium
History
Opened	1840-1858
Technical
Line length	85 km (53 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map
Route map
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The Belgian railway line 96 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Brussels to Quévy at the border with France. A railway line then connects Quévy to Paris, France, which forms the old Brussels-Paris railway line. The line is used by TGV, Thalys trains and Eurostar trains between Brussels and Lembeek.

The first section of line 96 opened in 1840 between Brussels and Tubize.^[1] The final section between Hautmont and the Belgian-French border was opened in 1858.^[2]

The following stations are located on this line:

Brussels-South
Forest-South
Ruisbroek
Lot
Buizingen
Halle
Lembeek
Tubize
Hennuyères
Braine-le-Comte
Soignies
Neufvilles
Masnuy-Saint-Pierre
Jurbise
Erbisoeul
Ghlin
Mons
Cuesmes
Frameries
Genly
Quévy

Accidents

In 2010, two trains collided on the line 96, near Halle train station, causing 19 deaths.

References

^ http://www.belrail.be/F/infrastructure/lignes/096.html
^ Direction Générale des Ponts et Chaussées et des Chemins de Fer (1869). Statistique centrale des chemins de fer. Chemins de fer français. Situation au 31 décembre 1869 (in French). Paris: Ministère des Travaux Publics. pp. 146–160.

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[1] ttp://www.belrail.be/F/infrastructure/lignes/096.html

[Statistique-2] Direction Générale des Ponts et Chaussées et des Chemins de Fer (1869). Statistique centrale des chemins de fer. Chemins de fer français. Situation au 31 décembre 1869 (in French). Paris: Ministère des Travaux Publics. pp. 146–160.

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