Aarschot railway station (Dutch: Station Aarschot; French: Gare d'Aerschot)[a] is a railway station in Aarschot, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The station opened on 28 February 1863 and is located on railway line 35. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB).[1]
Railway Station | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Aarschot, Flemish Brabant Belgium | ||||
Coordinates | 50°59′03″N 4°49′26″E / 50.98417°N 4.82389°E | ||||
Owned by | NMBS/SNCB | ||||
Operated by | NMBS/SNCB | ||||
Line(s) | 35 | ||||
Platforms | 5 | ||||
Tracks | 5 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | FRST | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 28 February 1863 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2009 | 5,039 per day | ||||
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Train services
editThe station is served by the following services:
- Intercity services (IC-08) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels Airport - Leuven - Hasselt
- Intercity services (IC-09) Antwerp - Lier - Aarschot - Leuven (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-09) Antwerp - Lier - Aarschot - Hasselt - Tongeren - Liege (weekends)
- Intercity services (IC-20) Ghent - Aalst - Brussels - Hasselt - Tongeren (weekdays)
- Local services (L-03) Leuven - Aarschot - Diest - Hasselt
- Local services (L-23) Antwerp - Lier - Aarschot - Leuven
Preceding station | NMBS/SNCB | Following station | ||
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Leuven towards Antwerpen-Centraal
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IC 08 weekdays
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Diest towards Hasselt
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IC 08 weekends
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Langdorp towards Hasselt
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Heist-op-den-Berg towards Antwerpen-Centraal
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IC 09 weekdays, except holidays
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Leuven Terminus
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IC 09 weekends
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Diest towards Liège-Guillemins
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Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord towards Gent-Sint-Pieters
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IC 20 weekdays
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Diest towards Tongeren
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Wezemaal towards Leuven
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L 03 weekdays
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Langdorp towards Hasselt
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Begijnendijk towards Antwerpen-Centraal
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L 23 | Wezemaal towards Leuven
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Gallery
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View of the platforms and tracks
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Looking down at the platforms and tracks
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Place name sign on a platform
See also
editReferences
editFootnotes
editCitations
edit- ^ "AARSCHOT". www.belgianrail.be. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
External links
edit- Media related to Aarschot train station at Wikimedia Commons
- Aarschot railway station at Belgian Railways website