Belgian railway line 124

The Belgian railway line 124 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Brussels to Charleroi. The first section, between Luttre and Charleroi, was built in 1843. The complete line, which runs 55.9 km, was opened on 1 June 1874.^[1]

Belgian railway line 124
A local passenger train at Uccle-Calevoet station in 2008
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Belgium
Termini	Brussels-South railway station Charleroi-South railway station
Service
Services	v t e Belgian railway line 124 Legend Line from Brussels-North 0.0 Brussels-South to Schaerbeek, Ostend, Mons, Paris from Schaerbeek 2.1 Forest-East 4.0 Uccle-Stalle 5.6 Uccle-Calevoet Line Halle – Schaerbeek 7.8 Linkebeek 9.1 Holleken 11.4 Sint-Genesius-Rode 12.6 De Hoek 15.5 Waterloo 18.8 Braine-l'Alleud 23.4 Lillois 29.3 Nivelles 37.0 Obaix-Buzet from Braine-le-Comte 40.9 Luttre 46.5 Courcelles-Motte 48.7 Roux to La Louvière freight line to port of Charleroi 52.9 Marchienne-au-Pont River Sambre Line to Erquelinnes and Couvin to Fleurus 55.9 Charleroi-Sud Line to Namur
Operator(s)	National Railway Company of Belgium
History
Opened	1843-1874
Technical
Line length	56 km (35 mi)
Number of tracks	double track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3 kV DC
Route map Legend Line from Brussels-North 0.0 Brussels-South to Schaerbeek, Ostend, Mons, Paris from Schaerbeek 2.1 Forest-East 4.0 Uccle-Stalle 5.6 Uccle-Calevoet Line Halle – Schaerbeek 7.8 Linkebeek 9.1 Holleken 11.4 Sint-Genesius-Rode 12.6 De Hoek 15.5 Waterloo 18.8 Braine-l'Alleud 23.4 Lillois 29.3 Nivelles 37.0 Obaix-Buzet from Braine-le-Comte 40.9 Luttre 46.5 Courcelles-Motte 48.7 Roux to La Louvière freight line to port of Charleroi 52.9 Marchienne-au-Pont River Sambre Line to Erquelinnes and Couvin to Fleurus 55.9 Charleroi-Sud Line to Namur

The line passes through the following stations:

• Brussels-South
• Forest-East
• Uccle-Stalle
• Uccle-Calevoet
• Linkebeek
• Holleken
• Sint-Genesius-Rode
• De Hoek
• Waterloo
• Braine-l'Alleud
• Lillois
• Nivelles
• Obaix-Buzet
• Luttre
• Courcelles-Motte
• Roux
• Marchienne-au-Pont
• Charleroi-South

References

1. "Ligne 124: Bruxelles-Midi - Charleroi-Sud". BelRail.be (in French). 9 August 2007.