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Railway station in Namur, Belgium

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Railway Station
Gembloux railway station
General information
LocationGembloux, Namur
Belgium
Coordinates50°34′14″N 4°41′27″E / 50.57056°N 4.69083°E / 50.57056; 4.69083
Owned bySNCB/NMBS
Operated bySNCB/NMBS
Line(s)144, 147, 161
Platforms5
Other information
Station codeLGB
History
Opened14 June 1855; 169 years ago (1855-06-14)
Location
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Gembloux railway station (French: Gare de Gembloux; Dutch: Station Gembloers) is a railway station in Gembloux, Namur, Belgium. The station was opened on 14 June 1855 by the Grande Compagnie de Luxembourg on railway lines 144, 147 and 161. It is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS).

The station is primarily used by commuters travelling into nearby Brussels (40 minutes away) and Namur (10 minutes away). It has curved platforms allowing for high-speed rail to pass through without problem, allowing for speeds up to 200 km/h. The station itself is currently under expansion due to the high number of users from the growing population of Gembloux.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

  • Intercity services (IC-16) Brussels - Namur - Arlon - Luxembourg
  • Intercity services (IC-17) Brussels Airport - Brussels-Luxembourg - Namur - Dinant (weekdays)
  • Intercity services (IC-17) Brussels - Namur - Dinant (weekends)
  • Intercity services (IC-18) Brussels - Namur - Liege (weekdays)
  • Local services (L-08) Ottignies - Gembloux - Namur
Preceding station [REDACTED] NMBS/SNCB Following station
Ottigniestowards Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid IC 16 Namurtowards Luxembourg
Ottigniestowards Brussels National Airport IC 17weekdays Namurtowards Dinant
Ottigniestowards Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid IC 17weekends
IC 18weekdays Namurtowards Liège-Saint-Lambert
Ernagetowards Ottignies L 08 Lonzéetowards Namur

Gallery

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

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. Officially Gembloux (French: Gembloux; Dutch: Gembloers)

Citations

  1. "GEMBLOUX". www.belgianrail.be. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

External links

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