Brussels-South railway station

Brussels-South railway station (French: Gare de Bruxelles-Midi; Dutch: Station Brussel-Zuid) is a major railway station in Brussels, Belgium. Geographically, it is located in Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis on the border with the adjacent municipality of Anderlecht and just south of the City of Brussels.

Brussels-South
Railway Station
Main hall of Brussels-South railway station
General information
LocationAvenue Fonsny / Fonsnylaan 47B
1060 Saint-Gilles, Brussels-Capital Region
Belgium
Coordinates50°50′6.58″N 4°20′6.8″E
Elevation26 m (85 ft)
Owned bySNCB/NMBS
Operated bySNCB/NMBS
Line(s)0, 50A, 96, 124
Platforms12
Tracks22
Connections Brussels Metro: 2 3 4 6 (at metro station)
Construction
ArchitectAdrien Blomme, Yvan Blomme and Fernand Petit
Architectural styleModernism
Other information
Station codeFBMZ
IATA codeZYR
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened4 October 1952 (1952-10-04)
International services
Preceding station Eurostar Following station
Lille-Europe
towards London
Eurostar
Rotterdam Centraal
Paris-Nord
Terminus
Antwerpen-Centraal
Liège-Guillemins
towards Dortmund Hbf
Aéroport Charles de Gaulle
towards Disneyland Paris
Antwerpen-Centraal
Chambéry Eurostar
(winter)
Valence TGV
towards Marseille-Saint-Charles
Eurostar
(summer)
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station
Terminus ICE 79 Brussels-North
Preceding station SNCF Following station
Terminus TGV inOui
Lille-Europe
towards Marseille
Lille-Europe
towards Perpignan
Lille-Europe
towards Strasbourg
Preceding station NMBS/SNCB Following station
Terminus IC J
IC "des Ardennes" & Luxembourg
Brussels-Central
towards Luxembourg
Preceding station NS International Following station
Brussels-Central Intercity Direct 9200 Terminus
Domestic services
Preceding station NMBS/SNCB Following station
Gent-Sint-Pieters
towards Oostende
IC 01 Brussels-Central
towards Eupen
Gent-Sint-Pieters
towards Blankenberge or Knokke
IC 03 Brussels-Central
towards Genk
Brussels-Central IC 05
weekdays
Braine-l'Alleud
Halle
towards Tournai
IC 06 Brussels-Central
Braine-le-Comte
towards Mons
IC 06A
Halle
towards Binche
IC 11
weekdays
Brussels-Central
towards Turnhout
Gent-Sint-Pieters
towards Kortrijk
IC 12
weekdays
Brussels-Central
towards Welkenraedt
Halle
towards Quiévrain
IC 14
weekdays
Brussels-Central
towards Liège-Guillemins
Terminus IC 17
weekends
Brussels-Central
towards Dinant
IC 18
weekdays
Brussels-Central
towards Liège-Saint-Lambert
Liedekerke IC 20
weekdays, except holidays
Brussels-Central
towards Tongeren
IC 20
weekends
Brussels-Central
towards Lokeren
Brussels-Central
towards Essen
IC 22
weekdays, except holidays
Terminus
Brussels-Central IC 22
weekends
Halle
towards Binche
Denderleeuw
towards Oostende
IC 23 Brussels-Central
Gent-Sint-Pieters
towards Brugge
IC 23A
Halle
towards Kortrijk
IC 26
weekdays
Brussels-Central
towards Sint-Niklaas
Liedekerke
towards De Panne
IC 29 Brussels-Central
towards Landen
Brussels-Central IC 31
weekdays, except holidays
Terminus
IC 31
weekends
Braine-l'Alleud
Brussels-Chapel S 1
weekdays
Forest-East
towards Nivelles
Brussels-Central S 1
weekends
Brussels-Central Terminus
Brussels-Chapel S 1 Forest-East
towards Nivelles
Brussels-Central
towards Leuven
S 2
Forest-South
Brussels-Central
towards Dendermonde
S 3 Denderleeuw
towards Oudenaarde
Brussels-Central
towards Schaarbeek
S 6
Halle
towards Aalst
Brussels-Central
towards Louvain-la-Neuve-Université
S 8
Terminus
Brussels-Central
towards Aalst
S 10
Brussels-West
towards Dendermonde
Location
Brussels-South
Location within Belgium
Brussels-South
Brussels-South (Europe)

Brussels-South is one of over a dozen railway stations in Brussels, and one of the three principal rail stations in the heart of the city, the two others being Brussels-Central and Brussels-North. The station, which was a terminus when it was inaugurated in 1869, became a transit station with the opening of the North–South connection in 1952. Nowadays, it is the busiest station in Belgium, and is the only Brussels stop for international high-speed rail services Eurostar (including the former Thalys) and ICE.

Underneath Brussels-South is the rapid transit Gare du Midi/Zuidstation station on lines 2, 3, 4 and 6 of the Brussels Metro and premetro (underground tram) systems, which serves as an important node of the Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (STIB/MIVB).

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