Antwerpen-Centraal railway station
railway station in Belgium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antwerpen-Centraal railway station (Dutch: Station Antwerpen-Centraal, French: Gare d'Anvers-Central){{Officially Antwerpen-Centraal (Dutch: Antwerpen-Centraal, French: Anvers-Central)}} is the main railway station in Antwerp, Belgium. It is one of the most important hubs in the country and is one of the four Belgian stations on the high-speed rail network. From 1873 to early 2007, it was a terminal station. The current building, designed by the architect Louis Delacenserie, was built between 1895 and 1905. On 23 March 2007, a tunnel with two continuous tracks was opened under part of the city and under the station. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium.[1]
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Railway Station | |
General information | |
Location | Koningin Astridplein, 2018 Antwerp Belgium |
Coordinates | 51°13′02″N 4°25′16″E |
Owned by | NMBS/SNCB |
Operated by | NMBS/SNCB |
Line(s) | 12, 25, 27, 59 |
Platforms | 8 (24) |
Tracks | 14 |
Construction | |
Platform levels | 4 |
Other information | |
Station code | ANTC |
IATA code | ZWE |
History | |
Opened | 11 August 1905; 118 years ago (1905-08-11) |
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