Sint-Niklaas railway station (Dutch: Station Sint-Niklaas; French: Gare de Saint-Nicolas)[a] is a railway station in Sint-Niklaas, East Flanders, Belgium. The original station opened on 3 November 1844 on railway line 59. The current station was built in 1972 by the architects Ludwig Van Wilder and Omer De Grootte. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB).[1]
Sint-Niklaas  | |||||
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| Railway Station | |||||
 Sint-Niklaas railway station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Leopold II-laan, 9100 Sint-Niklaas Belgium | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°10′19″N 4°8′39″E / 51.17194°N 4.14417°E | ||||
| Owned by | NMBS/SNCB | ||||
| Operated by | NMBS/SNCB | ||||
| Line(s) | 59, 54 | ||||
| Platforms | 3 centre platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | FSN | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 3 November 1844 | ||||
| Rebuilt | 1972 | ||||
| Electrified | 1970 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2009 | 1.9 million | ||||
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Train services
editThe following services currently serve the station:
- Intercity services (IC-02) Ostend - Bruges - Ghent - Sint-Niklaas - Antwerpen
- Intercity services (IC-04) Lille/Poperinge - Kortrijk - Ghent - Sint-Niklaas - Antwerp
- Intercity services (IC-26) Kortrijk - Tournai - Halle - Brussels - Dendermonde - Lokeren - Sint Niklaas (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-28) Ghent - Sint-Niklaas - Antwerp (weekdays)
- Local services (L-20) Sint-Niklaas – Mechelen – Leuven (weekdays)
- Local services (L-27) Sint-Niklaas - Mechelen (weekends)
- Local services (L-30) Lokeren - Sint-Niklaas - Antwerp
| Preceding station | NMBS/SNCB
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Following station | ||
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| Lokeren towards Oostende
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IC 02 | Beveren towards Antwerpen-Centraal
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| Lokeren towards Lille-Flandres or Poperinge
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IC 04 | Antwerpen-Berchem towards Antwerpen-Centraal
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| Belsele towards Kortrijk
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IC 26 weekdays
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Terminus | ||
| Lokeren towards De Panne
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IC 28 weekdays
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Antwerpen-Zuid towards Antwerpen-Centraal
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| Terminus | L 20 weekdays
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Temse towards Leuven
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| L 27 weekends
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Temse towards Mechelen
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| Belsele towards Lokeren
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L 30 | Nieuwkerken-Waas towards Antwerpen-Centraal
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Gallery
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Frontal view -
View of the platforms and tracks -
Place name sign on a platform
See also
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References
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editCitations
edit- ^ "SINT-NIKLAAS". www.belgianrail.be. Retrieved 6 November 2023.