Brussels-West station

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STIB/MIVB
Construction
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	6 October 1982; 41 years ago (1982-10-06)
Services
Preceding station Brussels Metro Following station Terminus Line 1 Stockel/Stokkel Delacroix towards Elisabeth Line 2 Beekkant towards Simonis Erasme/Erasmus Line 5 Beekkant towards Herrmann-Debroux Delacroix towards Elisabeth Line 6 Beekkant towards King Baudouin

Brussels-West
Railway Station
General information
Coordinates	50°50′56″N 4°19′15″E / 50.84889°N 4.32083°E / 50.84889; 4.32083
Owned by	National Railway Company of Belgium
Line(s)	28
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	FBOW
History
Opened	1872 (1872)
Closed	1984
Rebuilt	2009
Services
Preceding station NMBS/SNCB Following station Simonis towards Dendermonde S 10 Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid towards Aalst

Brussels-West Station (

From 6 October 1982, the station was also served by the former line 1B of the Brussels Metro. With the completion of the loop of the line 2 and the reorganisation of the Brussels metro network in April 2009, all Brussels metro lines (1, 2, 5 and 6) now serve the station. The station also connects with tram and bus lines, and the new Jacques Brel bus and metro depot has been built nearby.

Current services

Since its rebuilding in 2009, the West Station is becoming a major multimodal transport hub in western Brussels which will gain importance in the framework of the

National Rail (

SNCB/NMBS

)

The station is served by the following service(s):

• Brussels RER/GEN services (S10) Dendermonde - Brussels - Denderleeuw - Aalst

Brussels metro (STIB/MIVB

)

Brussels tram lines (STIB/MIVB

)

• Line 82 Berchem Station - Drogenbos Castle
• Line 83 Berchem Station - Montgomery

Brussels bus lines (STIB/MIVB)

• Line 86 Machtens -
  Central Station

Flemish bus lines (De Lijn)

• 126 North Station - Ninove (Express)
• 127 North Station - Ninove
• 128 North station - Ninove
• 129 North Station - Dilbeek Zuurweide
• 620 Brussels Airport - Erasme Hospital

See also

• List of railway stations in Belgium
• Rail transport in Belgium
• Transport in Brussels
• History of Brussels

External links

Media related to Weststation (Brussels) at Wikimedia Commons