Noorderkempen railway station

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Noorderkempen
SNCB logo.svg Railway Station
Station Noorderkempen - Foto 9 (2009).png
LocationBrecht, Antwerp, Belgium
Coordinates51°21′25″N 4°37′58″E / 51.35694°N 4.63278°E / 51.35694; 4.63278Coordinates: 51°21′25″N 4°37′58″E / 51.35694°N 4.63278°E / 51.35694; 4.63278
Owned byNational Railway Company of Belgium
Line(s)HSL 4
Platforms2
Tracks4
History
Opened15 June 2009
Services
Preceding station   SNCB logo.svg National Railway Company of Belgium   Following station
TerminusIC 15
Intercity Direct 9200

Noorderkempen is a railway station near the town of Brecht, Antwerp province, Belgium. The station opened on 15 June 2009 on the HSL 4 high speed line between the Netherlands and Belgium. The train services are operated by National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS) and Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS).

The station makes the Northern Kempen region connected to the rail network via the HSL 4 route and is the only true high-speed station in Belgium. However, it's not served by any true high-speed train. The Thalys services (300km/h) skip the station as the IC services (160km/h - 200km/h) serve the station.

History[]

The station was due to open in September 2007 but this and several other deadlines were not met. The main reason given for this was the ECTS signalling not being approved for use. The station was opened in 2009 and is served by shuttle services between the station and Antwerp.

International services to the Netherlands have started calling at this station in April 2018.

Train services[]

The following services currently the serve the station:

  • Intercity services (IC-15) Noorderkempen - Antwerp
  • Intercity Direct International 9200 Brussels-Midi - Amsterdam Centraal

References[]

External links[]

  • "Noorderkempen railway station". Belgian Railways.
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