Leuven railway station explained
| Leuven |
| Type: | Railway Station |
| Symbol: | rail |
| Symbol Location: | be |
| Style: | Belgium Railway |
| Address: | Martelarenplein,
3000 Leuven |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Coordinates: | 50.8814°N 4.7157°W |
| Code: | FLV |
| Owned: | NMBS/SNCB |
| Operator: | NMBS/SNCB |
| Map Type: | Belgium#Europe |
| Embedded: | | Stroke-Colour: | - C60C30
| | Stroke-Width: | 3 | | Marker: | rail-underground | | Marker-Colour: | - 009D58
| | Zoom: | 15 |
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Leuven railway station (Dutch; Flemish: Station Leuven; French: Gare de Louvain) is the main railway station in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The station is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB) and is located on railway line 36.[1] In 2007, it was the fifth-busiest station in Belgium, only preceded by the three main Brussels stations and Gent-Sint-Pieters railway station.
Renovation
The station recently underwent extensive and costly renovations lasting several years. The square in front of the station houses a major bus terminal, as well as extensive bicycle and car parking. The station includes a tunnel which passes underneath the station for pedestrians, as well as an overhead bridge with elevators. The station is fully accessible for wheelchairs.[2]
While a high-speed line passes through the station, Leuven is not a stop on any high-speed route. Current expansion is limited because the station has reached the maximum set of rail and platforms possible, meaning any further expansion would require building an underground segment.
Train services
The station is served by the following services:
- Intercity services (IC-01) Ostend - Bruges - Ghent - Brussels - Leuven - Liege - Welkenraedt - Eupen
- Intercity services (IC-03) Knokke/Blankenberge - Bruges - Ghent - Brussels - Leuven - Hasselt - Genk
- Intercity services (IC-08) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels Airport - Leuven - Hasselt
- Intercity services (IC-09) Antwerp - Lier - Aarschot - Leuven (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-12) Kortrijk - Ghent - Brussels - Leuven - Liege - Welkenraedt (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-14) Quiévrain - Mons - Braine-le-Comte - Brussels - Leuven - Liege (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-21) Ghent - Dendermonde - Mechelen - Leuven (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-29) De Panne - Ghent - Aalst - Brussels - Brussels Airport - Leuven - Landen
- Local services (L-03) Leuven - Aarschot - Diest - Hasselt (weekends)
- Local services (L-20) Sint-Niklaas – Mechelen – Leuven (weekdays)
- Local services (L-20) Mechelen - Leuven (weekends)
- Local services (L-23) Antwerp - Lier - Aarschot - Leuven
- Brussels RER services (S2) Braine-le-Comte - Halle - Brussels - Leuven
- Brussels RER services (S9) Braine-l'Alleud - Etterbeek - Brussels-Luxembourg - Leuven (weekdays, peak hours only)
- Brussels RER services (S20) Leuven - Wavre - Ottignies
Accidents and incidents
See main article: 2017 Leuven derailment.
- On 18 February 2017, a passenger train was derailed near Leuven. One person was killed and 27 were injured.[3] [4]
See also
References
Citations
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: LEUVEN . 2023-11-06 . www.belgianrail.be.
- Web site: NWS . VRT . 2014-03-27 . Leuvense stationsgebouw opnieuw in oorspronkelijke staat . 2023-11-06 . vrtnws.be . nl.
- Web site: One dead and dozens injured as train derails outside station in Belgium . Nicole . Morley . Associated Newspapers Ltd . Metro . 18 February 2017.
- Web site: Trein ontspoord in Leuven: 1 dode en 19 lichtgewonden . Train derailed in Leuve: 1 dead and 19 lightly wounded . De Redactie . Dutch . 18 February 2017.
