Antwerpen-Zuid ( en, Antwerp South) is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

in the south of the city of Antwerp, Antwerp,

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. 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 The Scheldt (french: Escaut ; nl, Schelde ) is a river that flows through northern France, western Belgium, and the southwestern part of the Netherlands, with its mouth at the North Sea. Its name is derived from an adjective corresponding to ...

river on the line 59. In 2006, the Butterfly Palace, designed by the

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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

External links

Belgian Railways website
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