Arcades railway station
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Arcades railway station (French: Gare des Arcades) or Arcaden railway station (Dutch: Station Arcaden)[a] is a railway station located in the municipality of Watermael-Boitsfort in Brussels, Belgium. It is served by the Brussels Regional Express Network (RER/GEN) operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB).[1] The station has two platforms and is wheelchair accessible.
History
Originally built between 2005 and 2009 at a cost of about €1 million, the station stood unused for years due to lack of accessibility and delays in developing the network it was intended to serve. In 2011, its opening was pushed back to 2019, making it a controversial example of wastefulness in infrastructure spending.[2] The station finally opened in 2016.[3]
Train services
The station is served by the following service:
- Brussels RER services (S7) Mechelen - Merode - Halle (weekdays only)
Preceding station | NMBS/SNCB | Following station | ||
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Delta toward Mechelen | S 7 weekdays | Boondael toward Halle |
See also
- List of railway stations in Belgium
- Rail transport in Belgium
- Transport in Brussels
- History of Brussels
References
Footnotes
- ^ Officially Arcades/Arcaden (French: Arcades; Dutch: Arcaden)
Citations
External links
Media related to Arcades station at Wikimedia Commons
50°48′34″N 4°23′54″E / 50.80956°N 4.39833°E / 50.80956; 4.39833