Brussels-Central railway station
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Brussels-Central railway station (French: Gare de Bruxelles-Central; Dutch: Station Brussel-Centraal)[lower-alpha 1] is a railway and metro 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. First completed in 1952 after protracted delays caused by economic difficulties and World War II, it is the newest of Brussels' main rail hubs.
Railway Station | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Carrefour de l'Europe / Europakruispunt 2 1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region Belgium | ||||
Coordinates | 50°50′44″N 4°21′25″E | ||||
Owned by | SNCB/NMBS | ||||
Operated by | SNCB/NMBS | ||||
Line(s) | North–South connection | ||||
Platforms | 3 (island) | ||||
Tracks | 6 | ||||
Connections | Brussels Metro: 1 5 (at metro station) | ||||
Construction | |||||
Architect | Victor Horta, Maxime Brunfaut | ||||
Architectural style | Modernism | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | FBCL | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 4 October 1952; 71 years ago (1952-10-04) | ||||
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Brussels-Central is connected to the rapid transit Gare Centrale/Centraal Station station on lines 1 and 5 of the Brussels Metro system, and serves as an important node of the Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (STIB/MIVB).