Gembloux railway station

Gembloux railway station (French: Gare de Gembloux; Dutch: Station Gembloers)[a] is a railway station in Gembloux, Namur, Belgium. The station was opened on 14 June 1855 by the Grande Compagnie de Luxembourg on railway lines 144, 147 and 161. It is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS).[1]

Gembloux
Railway Station
Gembloux railway station
General information
LocationGembloux, Namur
Belgium
Coordinates50°34′14″N 4°41′27″E / 50.57056°N 4.69083°E / 50.57056; 4.69083
Owned bySNCB/NMBS
Operated bySNCB/NMBS
Line(s)144, 147, 161
Platforms5
Other information
Station codeLGB
History
Opened14 June 1855; 169 years ago (1855-06-14)
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Location
Gembloux is located in Belgium
Gembloux
Gembloux
Location within Belgium
Gembloux is located in Europe
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Gembloux
Gembloux (Europe)

The station is primarily used by commuters travelling into nearby Brussels (40 minutes away) and Namur (10 minutes away). It has curved platforms allowing for high-speed rail to pass through without problem, allowing for speeds up to 200 km/h. The station itself is currently under expansion due to the high number of users from the growing population of Gembloux.

Train services

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The station is served by the following services:

  • Intercity services (IC-16) Brussels - Namur - Arlon - Luxembourg
  • Intercity services (IC-17) Brussels Airport - Brussels-Luxembourg - Namur - Dinant (weekdays)
  • Intercity services (IC-17) Brussels - Namur - Dinant (weekends)
  • Intercity services (IC-18) Brussels - Namur - Liege (weekdays)
  • Local services (L-08) Ottignies - Gembloux - Namur
Preceding station   NMBS/SNCB Following station
Ottignies IC 16 Namur
towards Luxembourg
Ottignies IC 17
weekdays
Namur
towards Dinant
Ottignies IC 17
weekends
IC 18
weekdays
Namur
Ernage
towards Ottignies
L 08 Lonzée
towards Namur
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See also

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References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Officially Gembloux (French: Gembloux; Dutch: Gembloers)

Citations

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  1. ^ "GEMBLOUX". www.belgianrail.be. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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