Brussels-West station


Gare de l'Ouest
Weststation
Coordinates 50°50′56″N 4°19′15″E / 50.84889°N 4.32083°ECoordinates: 50°50′56″N 4°19′15″E / 50.84889°N 4.32083°E
Owned by STIB/MIVB
History
Opened 1982
Services
Preceding station   Brussels Metro   Following station
TerminusLine 1
toward Stockel/Stokkel
Line 2
toward Erasme/Erasmus
Line 5
Line 6
Brussels-West
Railway Station
Coordinates 50°50′56″N 4°19′15″E / 50.84889°N 4.32083°E
Owned by National Railway Company of Belgium
Line(s) 28
Platforms 2
Other information
Station code FBOW
History
Opened 1872
Closed 1984
Rebuilt 2009
Services
Preceding station   NMBS/SNCB   Following station
Simonis
toward Dendermonde
RER D
toward Aalst

Brussels-West station is a multimodal transport hub located in the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean. The station was initially opened in 1872 on the western orbital railroad of Brussels, line 28. It used to be an extensive goods yard, with the station building located close to the current location of Beekkant metro station. After closure of the goods yard, the platforms were moved south. The station was closed for passengers in 1984, but reopened in December 2009 in the framework of the Brussels RER project.

From 1982 the station was also served by the line 1B of the Brussels Metro. With the completion of the loop of the line 2 and the reorganisation of the Brussels metro network in April 2009, all Brussels metro lines now serve the station. The station also connects with tram and bus, and the new Jacques Brel bus and metro depot has been built very near to it.

Current services

Since its rebuilding in 2009, the West station is becoming a main multimodal transport hub in western Brussels which will gain importance in the framework of the Brussels RER development.

National Rail (SNCB/NMBS)

The station is served by the following service(s):

Brussels Metro (STIB/MIVB)

On the metro network, the station is called Gare de l'Ouest in French and Weststation in Dutch. It is served by all metro lines (1-5 and 2-6) . Changing between the two metro lines (1/5 and 2/6) is however very cumbersome, requiring passengers to go up the escalator, leave the fare controlled area, cross the main railway line, and down through a fare gate again. This change is better done at the next station, Beekkant.

Brussels tram lines (STIB/MIVB)

Brussels bus lines (STIB/MIVB)

Flemish bus lines (De Lijn)

External links

Media related to Weststation (Brussels) at Wikimedia Commons