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Railway station in Flemish Brabant, Belgium

Tienen
Railway Station
Tienen railway station
General information
LocationTienen, Flemish Brabant
Belgium
Coordinates50°48′29″N 4°55′33″E / 50.80806°N 4.92583°E / 50.80806; 4.92583
Owned byNMBS/SNCB
Operated byNMBS/SNCB
Line(s)36 (Brussels-Liège)
Platforms5
Tracks5
Other information
Station codeFTNN
History
Opened22 September 1837; 187 years ago (1837-09-22)
Passengers
20144,033 per day
Location
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Tienen railway station (Dutch: Station Tienen; French: Gare de Tirlemont) is a railway station in Tienen, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The station opened on 22 September 1837 and is located on railway line 36. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB).

The station building dates from 1841 and is the oldest station building in Belgium that is still in existence.

Tienen used to be located on lines 22 (to Diest) and 142 (to Namur). These two lines were closed between 1967 and 1990 and are now cycle routes.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

  • Intercity services (IC-03) Knokke/Blankenberge - Bruges - Ghent - Brussels - Leuven - Hasselt - Genk
  • Intercity services (IC-14) Quiévrain - Mons - Braine-le-Comte - Brussels - Leuven - Liege (weekdays)
  • Intercity services (IC-29) De Panne - Ghent - Aalst - Brussels - Brussels Airport - Leuven - Landen
Preceding station NMBS/SNCB Following station
Leuventowards Blankenberge or Knokke IC 03 Landentowards Genk
Leuventowards Quiévrain IC 14weekdays Landentowards Liège-Guillemins
Vertrijktowards De Panne IC 29 Ezemaaltowards Landen

Gallery

  • View of the platforms and tracks View of the platforms and tracks
  • Another view of the platforms and tracks Another view of the platforms and tracks
  • Place name sign on a platform Place name sign on a platform

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. Officially Tienen (Dutch: Tienen; French: Tirlemont)

Citations

  1. "TIENEN". www.belgianrail.be. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

External links

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