Brussels-Central railway station
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Brussels-Central railway station (French: Gare de Bruxelles-Central; Dutch: Station Brussel-Centraal)[lower-alpha 1] is a railway and metro station in central Brussels, Belgium. It is the second busiest railway station in Belgium[1] and one of three principal railway stations in Brussels, together with Brussels-South and Brussels-North. First completed in 1952 after protracted delays caused by economic difficulties and World War II, it is the newest of Brussels' main rail hubs.
Railway Station | |
General information | |
Location | Carrefour de l'Europe / Europakruispunt 2 1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region Belgium |
Coordinates | 50°50′44″N 4°21′25″E |
Owned by | SNCB/NMBS |
Operated by | SNCB/NMBS |
Line(s) | North–South connection |
Platforms | 3 (island) |
Tracks | 6 |
Connections | Brussels Metro: 1 5 (at metro station) |
Construction | |
Architect | Victor Horta, Maxime Brunfaut |
Architectural style | Modernism |
Other information | |
Station code | FBCL |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 4 October 1952; 71 years ago (1952-10-04) |
Location | |
Brussels-Central is connected to the rapid transit Gare Centrale/Centraal Station station on lines 1 and 5 of the Brussels Metro system, and serves as an important node of the Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (STIB/MIVB).