Leuven railway station

Leuven
Leuven
	Railway Station
Location	Martelarenplein, 3000 Leuven
Coordinates	50.8814°N 4.7157°E
Owned by	National Railway Company of Belgium
History
Opened	22 September 1837

Leuven is the main railway station in the Belgian city of Leuven, in Flemish Brabant. The station is operated by the national railway company NMBS and is located on railway line 36.

In 2007 it was the fifth busiest station in Belgium, only preceded by the three main Brussels stations and Gent-Sint-Pieters railway station.

The station recently underwent extensive and costly renovations lasting several years. The station square houses a major bus terminal as well as extensive bicycle parking and car parking. The station includes a tunnel which passes underneath the station for pedestrians as well as an overhead bridge with elevators. The station is fully accessible for wheelchairs.

While a high-speed line passes through the station, Leuven is not a stop on any high-speed route. Current expansion is limited because the Leuven station has reached the maximum set of rail and platforms possible, meaning any further expansion would require building an underground segment.

The station is noted for a high occurrence of suicides and accidental death, much higher than the national average.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

Intercity services (IC-01) Ostend - Bruges - Ghent - Brussels - Leuven - Liege - Welkenraedt - Eupen
Intercity services (IC-03) Knokke/Blankenberge - Bruges - Ghent - Brussels - Leuven - Hasselt - Genk
Intercity services (IC-08) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels Airport - Leuven - Hasselt
Intercity services (IC-09) Antwerp - Lier - Aarschot - Leuven (weekdays)
Intercity services (IC-12) Kortrijk - Ghent - Brussels - Leuven - Liege - Welkenraedt (weekdays)
Intercity services (IC-14) Quiévrain - Mons - Braine-le-Comte - Brussels - Leuven - Liege (weekdays)
Intercity services (IC-21) Ghent - Dendermonde - Mechelen - Leuven (weekdays)
Intercity services (IC-29) De Panne - Ghent - Aalst - Brussels - Brussels Airport - Leuven - Landen
Local services (L-03) Leuven - Aarschot - Diest - Hasselt (weekends)
Local services (L-20) Sint-Niklaas – Mechelen – Leuven (weekdays)
Local services (L-20) Mechelen - Leuven (weekends)
Local services (L-23) Antwerp - Lier - Aarschot - Leuven
Brussels RER services (S2) Braine-le-Comte - Halle - Brussels - Leuven
Brussels RER services (S9) Braine-l'Alleud - Etterbeek - Brussels-Luxembourg - Leuven (weekdays, peak hours only)
Brussels RER services (S20) Leuven - Wavre - Ottignies

Preceding station	NMBS/SNCB	Following station
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord toward Oostende	IC 01	Liège-Guillemins toward Eupen
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord toward Blankenberge and Knokke	IC 03	Tienen toward Genk
Brussels National Airport toward Antwerpen-Centraal	IC 08	Aarschot toward Hasselt
Terminus	IC 09 weekdays	Aarschot toward Antwerpen-Centraal
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord toward Kortrijk	IC 12 weekdays	Liège-Guillemins toward Welkenraedt
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord toward Quiévrain	IC 14 weekdays	Tienen toward Liège-Guillemins
Wijgmaal toward Gent-Sint-Pieters	IC 21 weekdays	Terminus
Brussels National Airport toward De Panne	IC 29	Vertrijk toward Landen
Terminus	L 03 weekdays	Wezemaal toward Hasselt
Wijgmaal Monday to Friday toward Sint-Niklaas	L 20	Terminus
Wijgmaal Weekends toward Mechelen	L 20	Terminus
Terminus	L 23	Wezemaal toward Antwerpen-Centraal
Herent toward Braine-le-Comte	S 2	Terminus
Herent toward Braine-l'Alleud	S 9 weekdays	Terminus
Terminus	S 20	Heverlee toward Ottignies

Accidents and incidents

On 18 February 2017, a passenger train was derailed near Leuven. One person was killed and 27 were injured.[1][2]

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References

Morley, Nicole. "One dead and dozens injured as train derails outside station in Belgium". Metro. Associated Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
"Trein ontspoord in Leuven: 1 dode en 19 lichtgewonden" [Train derailed in Leuve: 1 dead and 19 lightly wounded] (in Dutch). De Redactie. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

External links

Belgian Railways website for Leuven

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[Metro6456901-1] Morley, Nicole. "One dead and dozens injured as train derails outside station in Belgium". Metro. Associated Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

[Dereactie2895151-2] "Trein ontspoord in Leuven: 1 dode en 19 lichtgewonden" [Train derailed in Leuve: 1 dead and 19 lightly wounded] (in Dutch). De Redactie. Retrieved 18 February 2017.