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The Brussels-Capital Region is bilingual; hence, both the French and Dutch names of the station— Bruxelles-Nord and Brussel-Noord —are official. Outside Belgium, this often leads to the use of combined shorthands; for example in the Thomas Cook European Rail Timetable, Brussels-North is designated as Brussels Nord / Noord; NS (Dutch Railways) announce the station as Brussel Noord/Nord.
The Brussels S Train service was added in December 2015 and took over a good deal of the L trains. S Trains, and were later also introduced around other key cities ...
There are 35 stations in the Brussels-Capital Region, 8 of which bear the name Brussels. All stations listed are correct to February 2021. [1] Because the Brussels-Capital Region is officially bilingual, the stations and municipalities with a Dutch name and a French name will be written: French name/Dutch name.
Station Code Line Province Opened Aalst: FLS: 50, 57, 82: East Flanders: 1853 Aalst-Kerrebroek: FLSK: 82: East Flanders: Aalter: FLT: 50A: East Flanders: 1838 ...
Brussels-North, Brussels-Central and Brussels-South are now the three main railways stations in the city; they are also the three busiest stations in all of Belgium. Between 2018 and 2019, the North–South connection's tunnel was renovated to improve ventilation and smoke extraction in the event of a fire.
All railway lines in Belgium are identified by a route number and these numbers are in widespread general use (for example, in passenger train timetables). Most of the numbers have remained unchanged since the creation of the SNCB/NMBS in the 1920s, although line closures and the construction of new routes have led to a few alterations over the years.
The common section offers a high service frequency during daytime hours between Vanderkindere in the municipality of Uccle and the Brussels-North railway station. It shares 4 connections with metro lines and also links two major train stations with access to Thalys and Eurostar trains at Brussels-South railway station. #
Brussels is characterised by a relatively low level of cycling compared to Flanders and many other north-western European cities. In 2013, the modal share was about 3.5% of all trips within Brussels, and 2.5% of all trips within, and entering/exiting the city. [9] However, the rate has increased significantly in recent years.