Gembloux railway station explained

Gembloux
Type:	Railway Station
Symbol:	rail
Symbol Location:	be
Style:	Belgium Railway
Address:	Gembloux, Namur
Country:	Belgium
Line:	144, 147, 161
Platform:	5
Code:	LGB
Owned:	SNCB/NMBS
Operator:	SNCB/NMBS
Map Type:	Belgium#Europe
Embedded:	Stroke-Colour: C60C30 Stroke-Width: 3 Marker: rail-underground Marker-Colour: 009D58 Zoom: 15

Gembloux railway station (French: Gare de Gembloux; Dutch; Flemish: Station Gembloers) is a railway station in Gembloux, Namur, Belgium. The station was opened on 14 June 1855 by the Grande Compagnie de Luxembourg on railway lines 144, 147 and 161. It is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS).^[1]

The station is primarily used by commuters travelling into nearby Brussels (40 minutes away) and Namur (10 minutes away). It has curved platforms allowing for high-speed rail to pass through without problem, allowing for speeds up to 200 km/h. The station itself is currently under expansion due to the high number of users from the growing population of Gembloux.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

• Intercity services (IC-16) Brussels - Namur - Arlon - Luxembourg
• Intercity services (IC-17) Brussels Airport - Brussels-Luxembourg - Namur - Dinant (weekdays)
• Intercity services (IC-17) Brussels - Namur - Dinant (weekends)
• Intercity services (IC-18) Brussels - Namur - Liege (weekdays)
• Local services (L-08) Ottignies - Gembloux - Namur

See also

• List of railway stations in Belgium
• Rail transport in Belgium

References

Citations

Notes and References

1. Web site: GEMBLOUX . 2023-11-06 . www.belgianrail.be.