Antwerpen-Zuid railway station

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Antwerpen-Zuid
SNCB logo.svg Railway Station
Antwerpen Zuid station.jpg
Postcard of 1911, Old station
LocationAntwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Coordinates51°11′51″N 4°23′28″E / 51.19750°N 4.39111°E / 51.19750; 4.39111Coordinates: 51°11′51″N 4°23′28″E / 51.19750°N 4.39111°E / 51.19750; 4.39111
Owned byNational Railway Company of Belgium
Line(s), 59
Platforms4
Tracks4
History
Opened10 July 1878

Antwerpen-Zuid (English: Antwerp South) is a railway station in the south of the city of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. The old station opened on 10 July 1878 (goods) on the (1894) and (1907). The old station building was demolished in 1965 and replaced with a stop in 1970 on the new through railway under the Scheldt river on the line 59. In 2006, the Butterfly Palace, designed by the Richard Rogers Partnership, was built on the location of the old station. It houses the Antwerp Courthouse.

Train services[]

The following services currently the serve the station:

  • Intercity services (IC-02) Ostend - Bruges - Gent - Sint-Niklaas - Antwerpen
  • Intercity services (IC-28) Gent - Sint-Niklaas - Antwerp (weekdays)
  • Local services (L-22) Puurs - Antwerp - Essen - Roosendaal (weekdays)
  • Local services (L-30) Lokeren - Antwerp
Preceding station   SNCB logo.svg National Railway Company of Belgium   Following station
toward Oostende
IC 02
toward 
IC 28
toward 
L 22
toward 
toward Lokeren
L 30

Tram services[]

Tram lines 4 and 10 serve the station, tram line 1 terminates at the nearby Zuid transport hub. All trams are operated by De Lijn.

Bus services[]

Bus services 13, 14, 180, 181, 182, 183, 290, 295, 298 and 500 serve the station, these are operated by De Lijn.

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