Waterloo (B) railway station

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Waterloo
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Waterloo railway station
LocationWaterloo, Walloon Brabant
Belgium
Coordinates50°42′53″N 4°23′00″E / 50.71472°N 4.38333°E / 50.71472; 4.38333Coordinates: 50°42′53″N 4°23′00″E / 50.71472°N 4.38333°E / 50.71472; 4.38333
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; 148 years ago (1874-02-01)
Passengers
20141,965

Waterloo is a railway station in the town of Waterloo, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. The station opened on 1 February 1874 and is located on line 124. The train services are operated by National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS).

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.

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
IC 27
weekdays
toward Charleroi-Sud
S 1
weekdays
toward Nivelles
S 1
weekends
toward Leuven
S 9
weekdays
Terminus

See also[]

  • List of railway stations in Belgium

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