Waterloo railway station, Belgium

Waterloo railway station (French: Gare de Waterloo, Dutch: Station Waterloo), officially 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).

Waterloo
Railway Station
Waterloo railway station
General information
LocationWaterloo, Walloon Brabant
Belgium
Coordinates50°42′53″N 4°23′00″E
Owned byInfrabel
Operated byNational Railway Company of Belgium
Line(s)124
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeFWT
Websitehttp://www.belgianrail.be/en/stations-and-train/search-a-station/19/waterloo.aspx
History
Opened1 February 1874 (1874-02-01)
Passengers
20141,965

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.

The old and demolished Waterloo train station

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
towards Brussels National Airport
 IC 27
weekdays
 Braine-l'Alleud
towards Charleroi-Sud
De Hoek
towards Antwerpen-Centraal
 S 1
weekdays
 Braine-l'Alleud
towards Nivelles
De Hoek
towards Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord
 S 1
weekends
Sint-Genesius-Rode
towards Leuven
 S 9
weekdays
 Braine-l'Alleud
Terminus

See also

References
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