Vilvoorde railway station

Vilvoorde
Railway Station
Location	Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
Coordinates	50°55′27″N 4°29′59″E / 50.92417°N 4.49972°E / 50.92417; 4.49972Coordinates: 50°55′27″N 4°29′59″E / 50.92417°N 4.49972°E / 50.92417; 4.49972
Owned by	National Railway Company of Belgium
Line(s)	25, , 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 . Train services are operated by National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS).

As of 2021, the dilapidated quays and platforms are being renovated, the station building having been renovated a few years before.

Vilvoorde station as of 2020, with renovated bus stops

Train services[]

The station is served by the following services:^[1]

• Intercity services (IC-11) Binche - Braine-le-Comte - Halle - Brussels - Mechelen - Turnhout (weekdays)
• Intercity services (IC-11) Binche - Braine-le-Comte - Halle - Brussels - Schaarbeek (weekends)
• Intercity services (IC-22) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels
• 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) Mechelen - Merode - Etterbeek - Brussels-Luxembourg - Denderleeuw - Aalst (weekdays)
• Brussels GEN/RER services (S5) Mechelen - Brussels-Luxembourg - Etterbeek - Halle - Enghien (- Geraardsbergen) (weekdays)
• Brussels GEN/RER services (S5) Mechelen - Brussels-Luxembourg - Etterbeek - Halle (weekends)
• Brussels GEN/RER services (S7) Vilvoorde - Merode - Halle (weekdays)

Preceding station		National Railway Company of Belgium		Following station
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord toward		IC 11		Mechelen toward Turnhout
Mechelen From Monday to Friday, except holidays toward Essen		IC 22		Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord From Monday to Friday, except holidays toward Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid
Mechelen On weekends and holidays toward Antwerpen-Centraal				Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord On weekends and holidays toward
Mechelen From Monday to Friday, except holidays toward Antwerpen-Centraal		IC 31		Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord From Monday to Friday, except holidays toward Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid
Mechelen On weekends and holidays toward Antwerpen-Centraal				Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord On weekends and holidays toward Charleroi-Sud
Eppegem toward Antwerpen-Centraal		S 1 weekdays		Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord toward Nivelles
Eppegem toward Antwerpen-Centraal		S 1 weekdays		toward Nivelles
Eppegem toward Antwerpen-Centraal		S 1 weekends		Schaarbeek toward Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid
Eppegem toward Mechelen		S 4 weekdays		Haren toward Aalst
Eppegem toward Mechelen		S 5 weekdays		Haren toward
Terminus		S 7 weekdays		Haren toward Halle

References[]

External links[]

• Vilvoorde railway station at Belgian Railways website