Landen railway station

Landen
Railway Station

Landen railway station
Location Landen, Flemish Brabant
Belgium
Coordinates 50°44′52″N 5°04′46″E / 50.74778°N 5.07944°E / 50.74778; 5.07944Coordinates: 50°44′52″N 5°04′46″E / 50.74778°N 5.07944°E / 50.74778; 5.07944
Owned by Infrabel
Operated by National Railway Company of Belgium
Line(s) 21 (Landen-Hasselt)
36 (Brussels-Liège)
Platforms 5
Other information
Station code FLD
Website http://www.belgianrail.be/en/stations-and-train/search-a-station/4/landen.aspx
History
Opened 2 April 1838 (1838-04-02)
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 2,994
Location
Landen
Landen (Belgium)

Landen is a railway station in the town of Landen, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The station opened on 2 April 1838 and is located on lines 21 and 36. The train services are operated by National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS).

Landen used to be located on 127 (to Statte) and 147 (to Tamines).

On February 19 2016, a train ran away from a platform at Landen railway station after the driver left the cabin to inspect the train's mechanics. The train started moving in the direction of Tienen railway station and was stopped 30 minutes and 12 km later by a driver who jumped in the train's cab.[1] No passengers were on the train during the incident.[2]

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

Preceding station   NMBS   Following station
toward Blankenberge and Knokke
IC 03
toward Genk
toward Quiévrain
IC 14
weekdays
Waremme
Neerwinden
toward De Panne
IC 29Terminus
TerminusL 21
weekends
Waremme

References

  1. ↑ "Belgian runaway train prompts alert". 2016-02-19.
  2. ↑ "Lege trein rijdt half uur zonder bestuurder". 2016-02-19.
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