Belgian railway line 25

The Belgian railway line 25 is the oldest railway line in Belgium. It connects Belgium's two main cities: Brussels and Antwerp. The section between Brussels and Mechelen was completed in on 5 May 1835 and was the first railway in Belgium and the first public passenger steam railway on the European continent. On 3 May 1836 the second section, between Mechelen and Antwerp, was opened. It was extended to Luchtbal in the north of Antwerp in 2007 in order to shorten the route from Amsterdam to Brussels. The total line runs 47.6 km (29.6 mi).

Belgian railway line 25
NMBS 809 (type MS75) arrives at platform 4 of Mechelen Nekkerspoel station in 2012
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleBelgium
Termini
Service
Operator(s)National Railway Company of Belgium
History
Opened1835-2007
Technical
Line length48 km (30 mi)
Number of tracksdouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC
Route map
km
North–South connection
to Brussels-South
0.0
 Brussels-North
Line 161
to Namur
│
Line 50
to Ghent
2.4
 Schaarbeek
Line 36 to Leuven
Line 26 to Halle
7.3
 Buda
to Leuven
00.0
09.4
Vilvoorde
13.6
 Eppegem
to Mechelen
15.9
 Weerde
to Dendermonde
20.4
 Mechelen
to Leuven
00.0
22.0
Mechelen-Nekkerspoel
26.5
 Sint-Katelijne-Waver
Nete River
28.9
 Duffel
to Lier
00.0
33.8
Kontich
36.2
 Hove
to Mortsel
38.1
 Mortsel-Oude-God
39.7
 Mortsel-Deurnesteenweg
to Mortsel
to Lier
Line 59 to Ghent
42.8
 Antwerpen-Berchem
Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway
43.8
 Antwerpen-Centraal
Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway
Albert Canal
47.6
 Antwerpen-Luchtbal
Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway
to Roosendaal
HSL 4 to Rotterdam

Over most of its length it is paralleled by line 27 so that four tracks are available. During business hours, line 25 serves fast trains while local trains use line 27.

The line goes through the following stations:

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