Brussels National Airport railway station

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Brussels Airport - Zaventem
SNCB logo.svg Railway Station
File:Station Brussel-Nationaal-Luchthaven.jpg
Tunnel to the railway station (south of airport)
Location Brussels Airport (Level -1)
Belgium
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Owned by NMBS
Line(s) 25N, 36C
Platforms 3
Tracks 5
Construction
Structure type Underground
Bicycle facilities No
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code BNAT, FBNL
History
Opened 1958
Rebuilt 1998, then in 2012
Electrified Yes
Airport railway station interior

Brussels Airport - Zaventem is a railway station located beneath Brussels Airport, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The station opened in 1958 on the Lines 36C and Lines 25N. The train services are operated by National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB).

Overview

The station was opened in 1958 in the old airport building, mainly for the universal exposition in Brussels. With the opening of a new airport terminal in 1994, the railway station was moved in 1998 to a new location inside the new building. Following the opening of the new Diabolo project, the station was extended in June 2012 to enhance the comfort and passengers experience. The trains arrive and leave from level -2, with ticket desks on level -1. Passengers can go to the different floors in the airport and railway station by using a set of escalators and elevators, a couple of meters away of the platforms.

There is no dedicated car park but Brussels Airport carparks are available a short walk away, without any discount for rail customers.

The railway station connects the airport directly to the main Brussels stations, including the international Brussels-South and centrally-located Brussels-Central stations. The railway stations of Leuven and Mechelen can also be directly reached from the airport. From all these stations, one can easily travel to every city of Belgium; there are direct trains to the cities of Antwerp, Bruges, Ghent, Halle or Mons.

Since December 2014, the Benelux train allows passengers to travel directly to Rotterdam, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Amsterdam[1]

After the bomb attacks of 22 March 2016 the station was closed and all trains were either deviated or cancelled until further notice. Shuttle bus services were put in place between Zaventem station and the airport. The airport station itself was undamaged, but it is connected to a part of the airport building that was severely damaged during the attacks.

With the Schuman-Josaphat tunnel entering into service on 4 April 2016, a new connection was established to connect Brussels Airport directly to the stations of the EU quarter—Brussels-Schuman and Brussels-Luxembourg.[2] This brought the travel time between the Airport and the EU quarter to about 15 minutes.[3][4][5] The tunnel was originally scheduled to open on 12 December 2015, but it was delayed due to the Brussels lockdown. When it eventually opened in April 2016, it could not yet be used to its full potential as the airport station remained closed following the Brussels bombings.

Train service to the airport station resumed on 22 April 2016, temporarily using the entrance/exit of the old airport station.

Train services

The station has direct services to most major Belgian cities, as well as a regular service to the Netherlands. An overview of the direct connections by geographical region:

  • Towards Brussels City Center:

North, Central en South Stations: 6 an hour

    at xxh13min (Mo-Su)
    at xxh26min (Mo-Su)
    at xxh30min (Mo-Fr)
    at xxh31min (Sa-Su)
    at xxh41min (Mo-Fr)
    at xxh42min (Sa-Su)
    at xxh52min (Mo-Su)
    at xxh57min (Sa-Su)
    at xxh59min (Mo-Su)

Schuman and Luxembourg Stations: twice an hour

    at xxh17min (Mo-Fr)
    at xxh47min (Mo-Fr)


  • Towards the North:

Antwerp & Mechelen: twice an hour

    at xxh11min (Mo-Su), 
    at xxh42min (Mo-Fr) 
    at xxh53min (Sa-Su)

Rotterdam, The Hague & Amsterdam: once an hour

    at xxh11min (Mo-Su)


  • Towards the West:

Bruges: twice an hour

    at xxh13min (Mo-Su) => Slow connection
    at xxh59min (Mo-Fr) => Fast connection

Ghent: twice an hour

    at xxh26min (Mo-Su) => Slow connection
    at xxh57min (Sa-Su) => Fast connection
    at xxh59min (Mo-Fr) => Fast connection

Kortrijk: once an hour

    at xxh13min (Mo-Su)

Aalst: once an hour

    at xxh26min (Mo-Su)

Denderleeuw: twice an hour

    at xxh13min (Mo-Su)
    at xxh26min (Mo-Su)


  • Towards the South:

Mons & Jurbise: once an hour

    at xxh30min (Mo-Fr)
    at xxh31min (Sa-Su)

Tournai & Halle: once an hour

    at xxh41min (Mo-Fr)
    at xxh42min (Sa-Su)

Charleroi, Braine-l'Alleud & Nivelles: once an hour

    at xxh47min (Mo-Fr)

Namur, Ottignies & Dinant: once an hour

    at xxh17min (Mo-Fr)


  • Towards the East:

Leuven: twice an hour

    at xxh10min (Sa-Su)
    at xxh21min (Mo-Fr)
    at xxh38min (Mo-Su)

Hasselt, Aarschot & Diest: once an hour

    at xxh21min (Mo-Fr)

Tienen & Landen: once an hour

    at xxh38min (Mo-Fr)


Traine relations and line numbers include:

  • High speed service: (Thalys) Brussels Airport - Brussels - Paris (summer seasonal)
  • Intercity services (IC-35) Amsterdam - The Hague - Rotterdam - Roosendaal - Antwerp - Brussels Airport - Brussels
  • Intercity services (IC-06) Tournai - Ath - Brussels - Brussels Airport
  • Intercity services (IC-06A) Mons - Brussels - Brussels Airport
  • Intercity services (IC-08) Antwerpen - Mechelen - Brussels Airport - Leuven - Hasselt
  • Intercity services (IC-17) Brussels Airport- Brussels-Luxembourg - Namur - Dinant (weekdays)
  • Intercity services (IC-23) Ostend - Bruges - Kortrijk - Zottegem - Brussels - Brussels Airport
  • Intercity services (IC-23A) Bruges - Gent - Brussels - Brussels Airport (weekdays)
  • Intercity services (IC-23A) Gent - Brussels - Brussels Airport (weekends)
  • Intercity services (IC-27) Brussels Airport - Brussels-Luxembourg - Nivelles - Charleroi (weekdays)
  • Intercity services (IC-29) De Panne - Gent - Aalst - Brussels - Brussels Airport - Leuven - Landen
Preceding station   NMBS/SNCB   Following station
NS International 9200
Terminus IC 06
toward Tournai
IC 06A
toward Mons
IC 08
toward Hasselt
Terminus IC 17
weekdays
toward Dinant
Terminus IC 23
toward Oostende
IC 23A
toward Brugge
Terminus IC 27
weekdays
toward De Panne
 IC 29
toward Landen

References

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