Nivelles ( nl, Station Nijvel) 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 town of
Nivelles
Nivelles (; nl, Nijvel, ; wa, Nivele; vls, Neyvel) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. The Nivelles municipality includes the former municipalities of Baulers, Bornival, Thines, and Monst ...
,
Walloon Brabant
Walloon Brabant (french: Brabant wallon ; nl, Waals-Brabant ; wa, Roman Payis) is a province located in Belgium's French-speaking region of Wallonia. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the province of Flemish Brabant (Flemish Region) and ...
,
Belgium
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. The station opened on 1 June 1874 and is located on line
124. The train services are operated by
National Railway Company of Belgium
french: Société nationale des chemins de fer belgesgerman: Nationale Gesellschaft der Belgischen Eisenbahnen
, type = Statutory corporation
, industry = Rail Transport
, foundation = 1926
, founder = Government o ...
(NMBS).
The station used to be known as Nivelles East when there was also a Nivelles North station on the former
line 141.
The railway line between Nivelles-Waterloo-Linkebeek (south of Brussels) is currently (2015) being enlarged to allow a higher frequency of local and intercity trains.
Train services
The station is served by the following services:
*Intercity services (IC-05) ''Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Nivelles - Charleroi'' (weekdays)
*Intercity services (IC-27) ''Brussls Airport - Brussels-Luxembourg - Etterbeek - Nivelles - Charleroi'' (weekdays)
*Intercity services (IC-31) ''Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Nivelles - Charleroi'' (weekends)
*Brussels RER services (S1) ''Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Waterloo - Nivelles'' (weekdays)
*Brussels RER services (S1) ''Brussels - Waterloo - Nivelles'' (weekends)
*Brussels RER services (S9) ''Landen - Brussels-Luxembourg - Nivelles'' (weekdays)
See also
*
List of railway stations in Belgium
This is a list of the busiest railway stations in Belgium sorted by the average number of passengers boarding daily on weekdays in 2014. The province is also listed, unless the station lies within the Brussels-Capital Region and therefore does not ...
References
Railway stations in Belgium
Railway stations opened in 1874
Railway stations in Walloon Brabant
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