Vilvoorde railway station

Vilvoorde
Vilvoorde
Railway Station
General information
Location	Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
Coordinates	50°55′27″N 4°29′59″E
Owned by	National Railway Company of Belgium
Line(s)	25, 27, 26
Platforms	6
Tracks	9
History
Opened	1 June 1865

Vilvoorde is a railway station in the town of Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The station opened on 5 May 1835 on the country's first railway, from Brussels to Mechelen; later to become Lines 25 and 27. Train services are operated by National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS).

As of 2021, the dilapidated quays and platforms are being renovated, the station building having been renovated a few years before.

Vilvoorde station as of 2020, with renovated bus stops

Train services

The station is served by the following services:[1]

Intercity services (IC-11) Binche - Braine-le-Comte - Halle - Brussels - Mechelen - Turnhout (weekdays)
Intercity services (IC-11) Binche - Braine-le-Comte - Halle - Brussels - Schaarbeek (weekends)
Intercity services (IC-22) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels
Intercity services (IC-31) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels (weekdays)
Intercity services (IC-31) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Nivelles - Charleroi (weekends)
Brussels GEN/RER services (S1) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Waterloo - Nivelles (weekdays)
Brussels GEN/RER services (S1) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels (weekends)
Brussels GEN/RER services (S4) Mechelen - Merode - Etterbeek - Brussels-Luxembourg - Denderleeuw - Aalst (weekdays)
Brussels GEN/RER services (S5) Mechelen - Brussels-Luxembourg - Etterbeek - Halle - Enghien (- Geraardsbergen) (weekdays)
Brussels GEN/RER services (S5) Mechelen - Brussels-Luxembourg - Etterbeek - Halle (weekends)
Brussels GEN/RER services (S7) Vilvoorde - Merode - Halle (weekdays)

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