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; ; ; ;
Owned by	STIB/MIVB
History
Opened	1976
Services

Brussels Central
Brussels Central
	; Railway Station;
	; Main hall of Brussels-Central railway station;
Location	Carrefour de l'Europe/Europakruispunt, 1000 Brussels;
Coordinates	; 50°50′44″N 4°21′25″E / 50.84556°N 4.35694°E / 50.84556; 4.35694Coordinates: 50°50′44″N 4°21′25″E / 50.84556°N 4.35694°E / 50.84556; 4.35694;
Owned by	SNCB
Line(s)	North–South connection
Platforms	3 (central)
Tracks	6
Construction
Architect	; Victor Horta, Maxime Brunfaut;
Architectural style	Modernism
Other information
Station code	FBCL
Website	Official website
History
Opened	4 October 1952 (1952-10-04);
Services
; InterCity (IC), Tourist (ICT), Peak Hour (P), RER/GEN (S); ;
Location
	; ; ; ; Brussels Central; ; ; Location within Brussels;

Brussels Central Station (French: Bruxelles-Central, Dutch: Brussel-Centraal) is a metro and railway 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 (See: List of railway stations in Belgium). First completed in 1952 after protracted delays caused by economic difficulties and war, it is the newest of Brussels' main rail hubs.

History

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Brussels North and Brussels South were the primary railway stations in Brussels (Brussels North slowly supplanted the original Groendreef/Allée Verte Station near the same site). However, they were joined only by an inadequate single track running along what is today the route of the Brussels inner ring road. Many proposals were put forward to link the two stations more substantially. A law was finally passed in 1909 mandating a direct connection.

Draft of Brussels Central Station by Victor Horta

The architect Victor Horta was awarded the design of the Central Station building complex in 1910. He finished the initial version in 1912. Plans for the station originally featured a major urban redevelopment project, for which land was purchased and over 1,000 buildings demolished in the 1920s.^[2] The Putterie district began to be razed to make way for the underground station and building complex. However, work was halted by the First World War. Financial constraints limited work after the war, and in 1927, the government suspended the project altogether. In 1935, a new office dedicated to the project was set up and work resumed. The Central Station was planned as a hub in the connection. However, the Second World War slowed construction again. The interruptions and delays to construction left large areas filled with debris and craters for decades.^[3]

Horta returned to work on the Station after the end of World War II. The building was completed according to Horta's plans by an architectural team led by Maxime Brunfaut, who expanded Horta's plan by adding a new train line to the national airport and several underground passageways for pedestrians.^[4]^[5]

An Islamic jihadist attempted to detonate a bomb in the station in the June 2017 Brussels attack.

Railway station

The railway station has six tracks, served by three island platforms. These are underground, beneath the city blocks within the "Boulevard de l'Impératrice/Keizerinlaan" (Empress Avenue), "Rue de l'Infante Isabelle/Infante Isabella straat" (Princess Isabella St.), "Kantersteen" (square stone) and "Rue de la Putterie/Putterijstraat" (Puttery St.).

The main entrance and ticket office are at ground level on Keizerinlaan/Imperatrice, and there are several other entrances on the other streets. The station was renovated between 2004 and 2010 in an attempt to better equip the station to present levels of usage (which can reach 150,000 passengers/day on the busiest days). Two new entrances were created, and the main entrance was extensively renovated. The "Carrefour d'Europe", a pedestrianised square, was created in front of the station.^[6] Plans are underway for the renovation of the tunnel which links the main station with the metro stop. It has been described as dilapidated, dirty, and permanently tinged by the smell of urine.^[7] An architectural firm had been retained in 2010 to implement the project designed to make the hallway a better "window" to Brussels for the many travellers who begin their journey there. Shops and a more luminous, graffiti resistant environment were planned, pending final planning approval.

Although Brussels' central station is at the very heart of the city, its capacity is not adapted to present usage levels (ca. 70,000 passengers on a weekday), let alone future levels. The interior and the platforms have been renovated in recent years, but the main problem (i.e. lack of capacity) has not fundamentally been addressed. There have been suggestions to expand the station, but none of them has gained widespread acceptance. Today, at peak times, about 96 trains an hour use the six platforms of the station. With passenger growth expected to average 4% per year in the coming decade, Infrabel, the administrator of the Belgian rail network, has determined that an expansion of the rail capacity and of the Central Station will be necessary.^[8] The CEO of Infrabel has estimated the cost of an adequate expansion at least a billion euros, and has said it will be necessary to complete the project by 2020.^[9] However, the task of getting all relevant authorities to agree on a plan has so far proved difficult. Some credit a general taboo against discussions of expanding the North-South rail axis as a result of the history of extended delays and widespread destruction of neighbourhood blocks that the initial construction brought between 1911 and 1952.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

Intercity services (IC-35) Amsterdam - The Hague - Rotterdam - Roosendaal - Antwerp - Brussels Airport - Brussels

Intercity services (IC-16) Brussels - Namur - Arlon - Luxembourg

Intercity services (IC-01) Ostend - Bruges - Gent - Brussels - Leuven - Liege - Welkenraedt - Eupen

Intercity services (IC-03) Knokke/Blankenberge - Bruges - Gent - Brussels - Leuven - Hasselt - Genk

Intercity services (IC-05) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Nivelles - Charleroi (weekdays)

Intercity services (IC-06) Tournai - Ath - Halle - Brussels - Brussels Airport

Intercity services (IC-06A) Mons - Braine-le-Comte - Brussels - Brussels Airport

Intercity services (IC-11) Binche - Braine-le-Comte - Halle - Brussels - Mechelen - Turnhout (weekdays)

Intercity services (IC-12) Kortrijk - Gent - Brussels - Leuven - Liege - Welkenraedt (weekdays)

Intercity services (IC-14) Quiévrain - Mons - Braine-le-Comte - Brussels - Leuven - Liege (weekdays)

Intercity services (IC-17) Brussels - Namur - Dinant (weekends)

Intercity services (IC-18) Brussels - Namur - Liege (weekdays)

Intercity services (IC-20) Gent - Aalst - Brussels - Hasselt - Tongeren (weekdays)

Intercity services (IC-20) Gent - Aalst - Brussels - Dendermonde - Lokeren (weekends)

Intercity services (IC-22) Essen - Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels (weekdays)

Intercity services (IC-22) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Halle - Braine-le-Comte - Binche (weekends)

Intercity services (IC-23) Ostend - Bruges - Kortrijk - Zottegem - Brussels - Brussels Airport

Intercity services (IC-23A) Bruges - Gent - Brussels - Brussels Airport (weekdays)

Intercity services (IC-23A) Gent - Brussels - Brussels Airport (weekends)

Intercity services (IC-26) Kortrijk - Tournai - Halle - Brussels - Dendermonde - Lokeren - Sint Niklaas (weekdays)

Intercity services (IC-29) De Panne - Gent - Aalst - Brussels - Brussels Airport - Leuven - Landen

Intercity services (IC-31) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels (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) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels (weekends)

Brussels RER services (S1) Brussels - Waterloo - Nivelles (weekends)

Brussels RER services (S2) Leuven - Brussels - Halle - Braine-le-Comte

Brussels RER services (S3) Dendermonde - Brussels - Denderleeuw - Zottegem - Oudenaarde (weekdays)

Brussels RER services (S6) Aalst - Denderleeuw - Geraardsbergen - Halle - Brussels - Schaarbeek

Brussels RER services (S8) Brussels - Etterbeek - Ottignies - Louvain-le-Neuve

Brussels RER services (S10) Dendermonde - Brussels - Denderleeuw - Aalst

Preceding station	NMBS/SNCB	Following station
Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid Terminus	IC 16	Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord toward Luxembourg
Brussels-North toward Amsterdam Centraal	Intercity Direct 9200	Brussels-South Terminus
Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid toward Oostende	IC 01	Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord toward Eupen
Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid toward Blankenberge and Knokke	IC 03	Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord toward Genk
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord toward Antwerpen-Centraal	IC 05 weekdays	Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid toward Charleroi-Sud
Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid toward Tournai	IC 06	Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord toward Brussels National Airport
Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid toward Mons	IC 06A
Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid toward Binche	IC 11 weekdays	Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord toward Turnhout
Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid toward Kortrijk	IC 12 weekdays	Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord toward Welkenraedt
Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid toward Quiévrain	IC 14 weekdays	Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord toward Liège-Guillemins
Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid Terminus	IC 17 weekends	Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord toward Dinant
Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid Terminus	IC 18 weekdays	Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord toward Liège-Palais
Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid From Monday to Friday, except holidays toward Gent-Sint-Pieters	IC 20	Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord From Monday to Friday, except holidays toward Tongeren
Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid On weekends and holidays toward Gent-Sint-Pieters	IC 20	Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord On weekends and holidays toward Lokeren
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord From Monday to Friday, except holidays toward Essen	IC 22	Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid From Monday to Friday, except holidays Terminus
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord On weekends and holidays toward Antwerpen-Centraal	IC 22	Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid On weekends and holidays toward Binche
Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid toward Oostende	IC 23	Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord toward Brussels National Airport
Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid toward Brugge	IC 23A
Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid toward Kortrijk	IC 26 weekdays	Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord toward Sint-Niklaas
Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid toward De Panne	IC 29	Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord toward Landen
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord From Monday to Friday, except holidays toward Antwerpen-Centraal	IC 31	Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid From Monday to Friday, except holidays Terminus
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord On weekends and holidays toward Antwerpen-Centraal	IC 31	Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid On weekends and holidays toward Charleroi-Sud
Brussels-Congress toward Antwerpen-Centraal	S 1 weekdays	Brussels-Chapel toward Nivelles
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord Terminus	S 1 weekends	Brussels-Chapel toward Nivelles
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord toward Antwerpen-Centraal	S 1 weekends	Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid Terminus
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord toward Leuven	S 2	Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid toward Braine-le-Comte
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord toward Dendermonde	S 3 weekdays	Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid toward Oudenaarde
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord toward Schaarbeek	S 6	Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid toward Denderleeuw
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord toward Louvain-la-Neuve-Université	S 8	Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid Terminus
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord toward Aalst	S 10	Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid toward Dendermonde

Gallery

Front side of the Central Station

Interior mural

Platform 3

Interior entrance from the Horta Gallery

Sign seen from platform 3

Violinist in the hallway connecting the train and metro portions of Brussels Central Station

Metro station

Five minutes' walk from the railway station through a pedestrian tunnel, there is a Brussels Metro station, also called Gare Centrale - Centraal Station. It is located under the "Marché au bois/Houtmarkt".

This was first opened as a premetro station on 17 December 1969 on the tram line between De Brouckère and Schuman. This premetro line was upgraded to full metro status on 20 September 1976 and today lies on the joint section of lines 1 and 5 that cross Brussels from east to west.

References

^ "Gares : Bruxelles-Centrale en tête". La Libre. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

^ Aubry, Françoise; Vandenbreeden, Jos (1996). Horta — Art Nouveau to Modernism. Ghent: Ludion Press.

^ State, Paul (2004). Historical dictionary of Brussels. Scarecrow press. p. 122.

^ Aubry, Françoise; Vandenbreeden, Jos (1996). Horta — Art Nouveau to Modernism. Ghent: Ludion Press.

^ M. Nilsen; Railways and the Western European Capitals: Studies of Implantation in London, Paris, Berlin, and Brussels, Springer, 2008, p. 156.

^ "Bruxelles: la nouvelle gare centrale a été inaugurée". rtbf.be. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2011.

^ Durant, Jerome (6 May 2010). "Le couloir de la gare centrale enfin rénové". rtbf.be. Retrieved 18 July 2011.

^ Ysebaert, Tom (26 September 2008). "Brussel-Centraal heeft extra spoortunnel nodig". Nieuwsblad.be. Retrieved 19 July 2011.

^ "Infrabel consults on Brussels bottleneck". Railway Gazette. 26 September 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2011.

[1] "Gares : Bruxelles-Centrale en tête". La Libre. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

[2] Aubry, Françoise; Vandenbreeden, Jos (1996). Horta — Art Nouveau to Modernism. Ghent: Ludion Press.

[3] State, Paul (2004). Historical dictionary of Brussels. Scarecrow press. p. 122.

[4] Aubry, Françoise; Vandenbreeden, Jos (1996). Horta — Art Nouveau to Modernism. Ghent: Ludion Press.

[5] M. Nilsen; Railways and the Western European Capitals: Studies of Implantation in London, Paris, Berlin, and Brussels, Springer, 2008, p. 156.

[6] "Bruxelles: la nouvelle gare centrale a été inaugurée". rtbf.be. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2011.

[7] Durant, Jerome (6 May 2010). "Le couloir de la gare centrale enfin rénové". rtbf.be. Retrieved 18 July 2011.

[8] Ysebaert, Tom (26 September 2008). "Brussel-Centraal heeft extra spoortunnel nodig". Nieuwsblad.be. Retrieved 19 July 2011.

[9] "Infrabel consults on Brussels bottleneck". Railway Gazette. 26 September 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2011.

v t e Brussels Metro
Line 1	Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation Beekkant Étangs Noirs/Zwarte Vijvers Comte de Flandre/Graaf van Vlaanderen Sainte-Catherine/Sint-Katelijne De Brouckère Gare Centrale/Centraal Station Parc/Park Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet Maelbeek/Maalbeek Schuman Merode Montgomery Joséphine-Charlotte Gribaumont Tomberg Roodebeek Vandervelde Alma Kraainem/Crainhem Stockel/Stokkel
Line 2	Simonis Ribaucourt Yser/IJzer Rogier Botanique/Kruidtuin Madou Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet Trône/Troon Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort Louise/Louiza Hôtel des Monnaies/Munthof Porte de Hal/Hallepoort Gare du Midi/Zuidstation Clemenceau Delacroix Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation Beekkant Osseghem/Ossegem Simonis
Line 3	Esplanade —— Rogier De Brouckère Bourse/Beurs Anneessens Lemonnier Gare du Midi/Zuidstation Porte de Hal/Hallepoort Parvis de Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis Voorplein Horta Albert —— Churchill
Line 4	Gare du Nord/Noordstation Rogier De Brouckère Bourse/Beurs Anneessens Lemonnier Gare du Midi/Zuidstation Porte de Hal/Hallepoort Parvis de Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis Voorplein Horta Albert —— Stalle car park
Line 5	Erasme/Erasmus Eddy Merckx CERIA/COOVI La Roue/Het Rad Bizet Veeweyde/Veeweide Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido Aumale Jacques Brel Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation Beekkant Étangs Noirs/Zwarte Vijvers Comte de Flandre/Graaf van Vlaanderen Sainte-Catherine/Sint-Katelijne De Brouckère Gare Centrale/Centraal Station Parc/Park Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet Maelbeek/Maalbeek Schuman Merode Thieffry Pétillon Hankar Delta Beaulieu Demey Herrmann-Debroux
Line 6	Roi Baudouin/Koning Boudewijn Heysel/Heizel Houba-Brugmann Stuyvenbergh Bockstael Pannenhuis Belgica Simonis Osseghem/Ossegem Beekkant Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation Delacroix Clemenceau Gare du Midi/Zuidstation Porte de Hal/Hallepoort Hôtel des Monnaies/Munthof Louise/Louiza Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort Trône/Troon Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet Botanique/Kruidtuin Rogier Yser/IJzer Ribaucourt Simonis
Line 7	Heysel/Heizel —— Diamant Georges Henri Montgomery Boileau —— Vanderkindere
Brussels buses Brussels trams STIB/MIVB

v t e Railway stations in Brussels
Line 0:	Brussels-North Brussels-Congress Brussels-Central Brussels-Chapel Brussels-South
Line 25:	Brussels-North Schaerbeek
Line 26:	Schaerbeek Haren Bordet Evere Meiser Merode Delta Boondael Vivier d'Oie / Diesdelle Saint-Job Moensberg
Line 28:	Brussels-South Brussels-West Simonis Bockstael Thurn and Taxis Jette
Line 36:	Brussels-North Schaerbeek Haren-South
Line 50:	Brussels-North Bockstael Jette Berchem-Sainte-Agathe
Line 60:	Jette
Line 96:	Brussels-South Forest-South
Line 124:	Brussels-South Forest-East Uccle-Stalle Uccle-Calevoet
Line 161:	Brussels-North Brussels-Schuman Brussels-Luxembourg Mouterij Etterbeek Watermael Boitsfort

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