Belgian railway line 96

The Belgian railway line 96 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Brussels to Quévy at the border with France. A railway line then connects Quévy to Paris, France, which forms the old Brussels-Paris railway line. The line is used by TGV, Thalys trains and Eurostar trains between Brussels and Lembeek.

Belgian railway line 96
A freight train on line 96 in 1982
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleBelgium
TerminiBrussels-South railway station
Mons railway station
Operation
Opened1840-1858
Operator(s)National Railway Company of Belgium
Technical
Line length85 km (53 mi)
Number of tracksdouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC
Route map

 Line from Brussels-North
 0.0 Brussels-South
to Schaerbeek
Line to Charleroi
Line to Ostend
3.9 Forest-South
 6.0 Ruisbroek
 9.1 Lot
 11.1 Buizingen
Line from Schaerbeek
 13.6 Halle
Line to Tournai
 16.0 Lembeek
HSL 1 to Paris
freight line to Clabecq
 18.7 Tubize
freight line to Quenast
 23.7 Hennuyères
 29.6 Braine-le-Comte
to Luttre
35.8 Soignies
 41.1 Neufvilles
 44.8 Masnuy-Saint-Pierre
to Ath
48.6 Jurbise
 51.6 Erbisœul
 54.6 Ghlin
from Charleroi
 60.3 Mons
to Valenciennes
freight line to Harmignies
 67.1 Frameries
 69.4 Genly
 74.9 Quévy
75.5
233.1
 border Belgium/France
from Bavay
to Jeumont
Line from Jeumont
 223.9 Hautmont
 Line to Paris

The first section of line 96 opened in 1840 between Brussels and Tubize.[1] The final section between Hautmont and the Belgian-French border was opened in 1858.[2]

The following stations are located on this line:

Accidents

In 2010, two trains collided on the line 96, near Halle train station, causing 19 deaths.

gollark: You can also display stuff over your eyes using overlay glasses *in* the neural interface.
gollark: You put it on your head. You need a neural connector to access it.
gollark: It's called a neural interface.
gollark: Yes, they are very good.
gollark: I used mods a bit back in ye olden jar-opening days. I think there were also a bunch of competing modloaders around.

References
  1. "Ligne 96: Bruxelles-Midi - Quévy - (F)". Belrail.be (in French). 9 August 2007.
  2. Direction Générale des Ponts et Chaussées et des Chemins de Fer (1869). Statistique centrale des chemins de fer. Chemins de fer français. Situation au 31 décembre 1869 (in French). Paris: Ministère des Travaux Publics. pp. 146–160.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.