Arcades railway station
Arcades Arcaden Brussels-Capital Region Belgium | |
|---|---|
| Owned by | SNCB/NMBS |
| Operated by | SNCB/NMBS |
| History | |
| Opened | 2016 |
 | |
| Location | |
  Arcades Location within Belgium  Arcades Arcades (Europe) | |
Arcades railway station (
Brussels Regional Express Network (RER/GEN) operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB).[1]
The station has two platforms and is wheelchair accessible.
History
Originally built between 2005 and 2009 at a cost of about €1 million, the station stood unused for years due to lack of accessibility and delays in developing the network it was intended to serve. In 2011, its opening was pushed back to 2019, making it a controversial example of wastefulness in infrastructure spending.[2] The station finally opened in 2016.[3]
Train services
The station is served by the following service:
- Brussels RER services (S7) Mechelen - Merode - Halle (weekdays only)
| Preceding station | NMBS/SNCB
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta
toward Mechelen |
S 7
weekdays |
Boondael
toward Halle |
See also
- List of railway stations in Belgium
- Rail transport in Belgium
- Transport in Brussels
- History of Brussels
References
Footnotes
- ^ Officially Arcades/Arcaden (French: Arcades, Dutch: Arcaden)
Citations
- ^ "SNCB official website". www.belgiantrain.be. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "La gare fantôme des Arcades à Watermael-Boitsfort". rtbf.be. RTBF. 23 August 2011.
- Bruzz. 12 December 2016.
External links
Media related to Arcades station at Wikimedia Commons
