Antwerpen-Berchem is a

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in the south of the city of Antwerp, Antwerp,

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. The station opened on 1 March 1865 and currently serves railway lines 25, 27, 27A and 59.

History

From opening until 1975, the station was simply known as ''Berchem'', later changing to ''Berchem (Antwerpen)'', at a time that international trains stopped here instead of Antwerpen Oost. In 1983, when Berchem and Antwerpen became one city, the station was renamed ''Antwerpen-Berchem''. International Thalys and Benelux services (from Amsterdam to Brussels and Paris) stopped calling at this station, following the opening of the North-South tunnel under Antwerpen-Centraal. Since December 2014, the Benelux service (Amsterdam - Brussels) calls at the station again.

Train services

The following services currently the serve the station: *Intercity services (IC-02) ''Antwerp - Sint-Niklaas - Gent - Bruges - Ostend'' *Intercity services (IC-04) ''Antwerp - Sint-Niklaas - Gent - Kortrijk - Poperinge/Lille'' *Intercity services (IC-05) ''Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Nivelles - Charleroi'' (weekdays) *Intercity services (IC-08) ''Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels Airport - Leuven - Hasselt'' *Intercity services (IC-09) ''Antwerp - Lier - Aarschot - Leuven'' (weekdays) *Intercity services (IC-09) ''Antwerp - Lier - Aarschot - Hasselt - Liege'' (weekends) *Intercity services (IC-10) ''Antwerp - Mol - Hamont/Hasselt'' *Intercity services (IC-22) ''Essen - Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels'' (weekdays) *Intercity services (IC-22) ''Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Binche'' (weekends) *Intercity services (IC-28) ''Antwerp - Sint-Niklaas - Gent'' (weekdays) *Intercity services (IC-30) ''Antwerp - Herentals - Turnhout'' *Intercity services (IC-31) ''Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Nivelles - Charleroi'' (weekends) *Intercity services (IC-35) ''Amsterdam - The Hague - Rotterdam - Roosendaal - Antwerp - Brussels Airport - Brussels'' *Local services (L-22) ''Roosendaal - Essen - Antwerp - Puurs'' (weekdays) *Local services (L-23) ''Antwerp - Aarschot - Leuven'' *Local services (L-24) ''Antwerp - Herentals - Mol'' (weekdays) *Local services (L-30) ''Antwerp - Lokeren'' *Brussels RER services (S1) ''Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Waterloo - Nivelles'' (weekdays) *Brussels RER services (S1) ''Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels'' (weekends)

Tram services

Tram lines 4, 9 and 11 serve the station, these are operated by

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Bus services

Bus services 20, 21, 30, 32, 38, 51, 52, 53, 90, 91, 92, 93, 298, 420, 421 and 422 serve the station, these are operated by

References

Belgian Railways website
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