Antwerpen-Zuid ( en, Antwerp South) is a
railway station
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in the south of the city of
Antwerp,
Antwerp,
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
. The old station opened on 10 July 1878 (goods) on the
Lines 52 (1894) and
25A (1907). The old station building was demolished in 1965 and replaced with a stop in 1970 on the new through railway under the
Scheldt
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river on the
line 59. In 2006, the
Butterfly Palace, designed by the
Richard Rogers Partnership
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, was built on the location of the old station. It houses the
Antwerp Courthouse.
Train services
The following services currently the serve the station:
*Intercity services (IC-02) Ostend - Bruges - Gent - Sint-Niklaas - Antwerpen
*Intercity services (IC-28) Gent - Sint-Niklaas - Antwerp (weekdays)
*Local services (L-22) Puurs - Antwerp - Essen - Roosendaal (weekdays)
*Local services (L-30) Lokeren - Antwerp
Tram services
Tram lines 4 and
10 serve the station,
tram line 1 terminates at the nearby Zuid transport hub. All trams are operated by
De Lijn
Vlaamse Vervoersmaatschappij De Lijn (English: Flemish transport company ''De Lijn''), usually known as De Lijn (, "The Line"), is a company run by the Flemish government in Belgium to provide public transportation with about 2240 buses and 399 tr ...
.
Bus services
Bus services 13, 14, 180, 181, 182, 183, 290, 295, 298 and 500 serve the station, these are operated by
De Lijn
Vlaamse Vervoersmaatschappij De Lijn (English: Flemish transport company ''De Lijn''), usually known as De Lijn (, "The Line"), is a company run by the Flemish government in Belgium to provide public transportation with about 2240 buses and 399 tr ...
.
External links
Belgian Railways website
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Railway stations opened in 1878
Railway stations in Belgium
Railway stations in Antwerp
Public transport in Antwerp
Buildings and structures in Antwerp