Lier is a railway station in Lier, Antwerp, Belgium.[1] The station opened in 1855 on the Line 13 and Line 15. Until 1988 the station was also on 205, when this line closed.

Lier
Railway Station
General information
LocationLier, Antwerp, Belgium
Coordinates51°08′10″N 4°33′33″E / 51.13611°N 4.55917°E / 51.13611; 4.55917
Owned byNational Railway Company of Belgium
Line(s)13, 15, 205
Platforms5
Tracks9
History
Opened23 April 1855

Train services

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The station is served by the following services:

  • Intercity services (IC-09) Antwerp - Lier - Aarschot - Leuven (weekdays)
  • Intercity services (IC-10) Antwerp - Mol - Hamont/Hasselt
  • Intercity services (IC-11) Binche - Braine-le-Comte - Halle - Brussels - Mechelen - Turnhout (weekdays)
  • Intercity services (IC-30) Antwerp - Herentals - Turnhout
  • Local services (L-23) Antwerp - Lier - Aarschot - Leuven
  • Local services (L-24) Antwerp - Herentals - Mol (weekdays)
Preceding station   NMBS/SNCB Following station
Antwerpen-Berchem IC 09
weekdays, except holidays
Heist-op-den-Berg
towards Leuven
IC 09
weekends
Heist-op-den-Berg
IC 10 Herentals
towards Hamont or Hasselt
Mechelen
towards Binche
IC 11
weekdays
Herentals
towards Turnhout
Antwerpen-Berchem IC 30
weekdays, except holidays
IC 30
weekends
Kessel
towards Turnhout
Boechout L 23 Berlaar
towards Leuven
L 24
weekdays
Kessel
towards Mol

Bus services

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Bus 135 at Lier station

These bus services depart from the bus station outside the station. They are operated by De Lijn.

  • 2 (Station - Duffel)
  • 3 (Station - Kessel - Emblem)
  • 35 (Lier - Hove- Lint - Kontich - UZA)
  • 150 (Lier - Nijlen - Herentals)
  • 151 (Lier - Nijlen - Herenthout)
  • 152 (Lier - Nijlen - Grobbendonk - Vorselaar)
  • 153 (Lier - Nijlen Sint-Paulus)
  • 154 (Lier - Kessel)
  • 351 (Lier - Hove - Lint - Kontich - Boom)
  • 359 (Lier - Hove - Lint - Kontich - Wilrijk)
  • 422 (Antwerpen - Broechem - Lier)
  • 423 (Antwerpen - Broechem - Emblem - Lier via Draaiboom)
  • 425 (Oelegem - Broechem - Lier)
  • 426 (Oelegem - Ranst - Broechem - Lier)
  • 428 (Varselaar - Broechem - Lier)
  • 550 (Mechelen Gandhistraat - Elzestraat - Duffel - Lier)
  • 555 (Lier - Duffel - Rumst)
  • 556 (Lier - Duffel - Waarloos)
  • 560 (Mechelen - Sint-Katelinjne-Waver - Lier via Beukheuvel)
  • 561 (Mechelen - Sint-Katelinjne-Waver - Lier via Berlaarbaan)
  • 570 (Lier - Berlaar Heikant - Berlaar)
  • 571 (Lier - Berlaar Heikant - Putte - Lier)

References

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  1. ^ Dunford, Martin (2011-06-01). The Rough Guide to Belgium & Luxembourg. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-4053-8900-6.
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