Landen railway station explained

Landen
Type:Railway Station
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location:be
Style:Belgium Railway
Address:Landen, Flemish Brabant
Country:Belgium
Map Type:Belgium
Map Dot Label:Landen
Map Size:250
Line:21 (Landen-Hasselt)
36 (Brussels-Liège)
Platform:5
Code:FLD
Operator:National Railway Company of Belgium
Owned:Infrabel
Website:http://www.belgianrail.be/en/stations-and-train/search-a-station/4/landen.aspx
Passengers:2,994
Pass Year:2014

Landen is a railway station in the town of Landen, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The station opened on 2 April 1838 and is located on lines 21 and 36. The train services are operated by National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS).

Landen used to be located on 127 (to Statte) and 147 (to Tamines).

On 19 February 2016 a train ran away from a platform at Landen railway station after the driver left the cabin to inspect the train's mechanics. The train started moving in the direction of Tienen railway station and was stopped 30 minutes and 12 km later by a driver who jumped in the train's cab.[1] No passengers were on the train during the incident.[2]

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Belgian runaway train prompts alert. 2016-02-19.
  2. Web site: Lege trein rijdt half uur zonder bestuurder. 2016-02-19.