Brussels-South railway station
Brussels-South | ||
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 Railway Station | ||
 Main hall of Brussels-South railway station | ||
| Location | 47B Avenue Fonsny/Fonsnylaan, 1060 Brussels | |
| Coordinates | 50°50′07″N 4°20′07″E / 50.835161°N 4.335222°E / 50.835161; 4.335222Coordinates: 50°50′07″N 4°20′07″E / 50.835161°N 4.335222°E / 50.835161; 4.335222 | |
| Elevation | 26 m | |
| Owned by | SNCB | |
| Line(s) | 0, 50A, 96, 124 | |
| Platforms | 12 | |
| Tracks | 22 | |
| Construction | ||
| Architect | Adrien Blomme, Yvan Blomme, Fernand Petit | |
| Architectural style | Modernism | |
| Other information | ||
| Station code | FBMZ | |
| Website | Official website | |
| History | ||
| Opened | 1952 (1952) | |
| Services | ||
Eurostar, Thalys, IZY, TGV, ICE, InterCity (IC), RER/GEN (S) | ||
| Location | ||
  Brussels-South Location within Brussels | ||
Brussels-South (French: Bruxelles-Midi, Dutch: Brussel-Zuid, IATA code: ZYR) is one of the three major railway stations in Brussels (the other two are Brussels Central and Brussels North) and the busiest station in Belgium. It is located on the territory of the municipality of Saint Gilles/Sint Gillis.
As the Brussels-Capital Region is bilingual, both the French and Dutch names of the station are official. This often leads to the usage of combined shorthands outside Belgium; for example in the Thomas Cook European Rail Timetable, Brussels-South is designated as "Brussels Midi/Zuid"; Dutch Railways announce the station as "Brussel Zuid/Midi".
The station is also connected to the Gare du Midi/Zuidstation station of the Brussels Metro system.
Contents
1 History
2 Features
3 Train services
4 Metro and premetro station
5 Ouibus
6 Other bus services
7 Places of interest
8 References
9 External links
History
A station known as Station des Bogards/Bogaardenstation existed since 1840 near the Place Rouppe/Rouppeplein in the southern part of the City of Brussels. During the second half of the 19th century, the Belgian railway network grew rapidly and the old station quickly became too small, so it had to be demolished. A new monumental station designed by architect Auguste Payen opened in 1869, a short distance south from the original one. Payen's terminal station was itself demolished in 1949 and replaced on its present site by a through station, as part of the North-South connection project. Most the current buildings were erected between 1939 and 1954, in modernist style, according to plans by architects Adrien and Yvan Blomme and Fernand Petit. The rear part, built in front of the Victor Horta square, and designed in 1992 by architect Marc De Vreese, serves as a terminal for high-speed trains.
The old station (1869)
The current station (1952)
Features
The station is surrounded by Avenue Fonsny/Fonsnylaan to the east, Rue de France/Frankrijkstraat to the west, Rue Couverte/Bedektestraat to the north and Rue des Vétérinaires/Veeartsenstraat to the south. In the 1990s, the Eurostar terminal was added on Rue de France/Frankrijkstraat side. This contains two bay platforms with no onward northbound connection.
Train services
TGV and Thalys share a platform
The station is served by the following services:[citation needed]
- High speed services (Eurostar) London - Lille - Brussels
- High speed services (Eurostar) London - Brussels - Rotterdam - Amsterdam
- High speed services (ICE) Brussels - Liège - Cologne - Frankfurt
- High speed services (Thalys) Amsterdam - Rotterdam - Antwerp - Brussels - Paris
- High speed services (Thalys) Dortmund - Essen - Düsseldorf - Cologne - Liège - Brussels - Paris
- High speed services (Thalys) Amsterdam - Rotterdam - Antwerp - Brussels - Lille
- High speed services (Thalys) Amsterdam - Rotterdam - Antwerp - Brussels - Chambéry - Bourg-Saint-Maurice (in winter)
- High speed services (Thalys) Amsterdam - Rotterdam - Antwerp - Brussels - Avignon - Marseille (in summer)
- High speed services (TGV) Brussels - Lille - Aéroport CDG - Lyon - Avignon - Marseille - Nice
- High speed services (TGV) Brussels - Lille - Aéroport CDG - Lyon - Nîmes - Montpellier
- High speed services (TGV) Brussels - Lille - Aéroport CDG - Strasbourg
- Intercity services (IC-35) Amsterdam - The Hague - Rotterdam - Roosendaal - Antwerp - Brussels Airport - Brussels
- Intercity services (IC-16) Brussels - Namur - Arlon - Luxembourg
- Intercity services (IC-01) Ostend - Bruges - Ghent - Brussels - Leuven - Liège - Welkenraedt - Eupen
- Intercity services (IC-03) Knokke/Blankenberge - Bruges - Ghent - Brussels - Leuven - Hasselt - Genk
- Intercity services (IC-05) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Nivelles - Charleroi (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-06) Tournai - Ath - Halle - Brussels - Brussels Airport
- Intercity services (IC-06A) Mons - Braine-le-Comte - Brussels - Brussels Airport
- Intercity services (IC-11) Binche - Braine-le-Comte - Halle - Brussels - Mechelen - Turnhout (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-12) Kortrijk - Ghent - Brussels - Leuven - Liège - Welkenraedt (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-14) Quiévrain - Mons - Braine-le-Comte - Brussels - Leuven - Liège (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-17) Brussels - Namur - Dinant (weekends)
- Intercity services (IC-18) Brussels - Namur - Liège (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-20) Ghent - Aalst - Brussels - Hasselt - Tongeren (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-20) Ghent - Aalst - Brussels - Dendermonde - Lokeren (weekends)
- Intercity services (IC-22) Essen - Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-22) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Halle - Braine-le-Comte - Binche (weekends)
- Intercity services (IC-23) Ostend - Bruges - Kortrijk - Zottegem - Brussels - Brussels Airport
- Intercity services (IC-23A) Bruges - Ghent - Brussels - Brussels Airport (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-23A) Ghent - Brussels - Brussels Airport (weekends)
- Intercity services (IC-26) Kortrijk - Tournai - Halle - Brussels - Dendermonde - Lokeren - Sint Niklaas (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-29) De Panne - Gent - Aalst - Brussels - Brussels Airport - Leuven - Landen
- Intercity services (IC-31) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-31) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Nivelles - Charleroi (weekends)
- Brussels RER services (S1) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Waterloo - Nivelles (weekdays)
- Brussels RER services (S1) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels (weekends)
- Brussels RER services (S1) Brussels - Waterloo - Nivelles (weekends)
- Brussels RER services (S2) Leuven - Brussels - Halle - Braine-le-Comte
- Brussels RER services (S3) Dendermonde - Brussels - Denderleeuw - Zottegem - Oudenaarde (weekdays)
- Brussels RER services (S6) Aalst - Denderleeuw - Geraardsbergen - Halle - Brussels - Schaarbeek
- Brussels RER services (S8) Brussels - Etterbeek - Ottignies - Louvain-le-Neuve
- Brussels RER services (S10) Dendermonde - Brussels - Denderleeuw - Aalst
| | International connections | | ||
| Preceding station | | Eurostar | | Following station |
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Lille Europe toward London St Pancras | Eurostar | Terminus | ||
Lille Europe toward London St Pancras | Eurostar | Antwerp toward Amsterdam Centraal | ||
| Preceding station | | Thalys | | Following station |
Paris-Nord Terminus | Thalys | Antwerpen-Centraal toward Amsterdam Centraal | ||
Liège-Guillemins toward Dortmund Hbf | ||||
Lille Europe Terminus | Thalys | Antwerpen-Centraal toward Amsterdam Centraal | ||
Chambéry toward Bourg-Saint-Maurice | Thalys Neige (winter) | Antwerpen-Centraal toward Amsterdam Centraal | ||
Valence TGV toward Marseille-Saint-Charles | Thalys Soleil (summer) | Antwerpen-Centraal toward Amsterdam Centraal | ||
| Preceding station | | DB AG | | Following station |
| Terminus | ICE 79 | Brussels-North towards Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | ||
| Preceding station | | SNCF | | Following station |
| Terminus | TGV | Lille Europe toward Nice | ||
| Terminus | TGV | Lille Europe toward Montpellier-St-Roch | ||
| Terminus | TGV | Lille Europe toward Strasbourg | ||
| Preceding station | | NMBS/SNCB | | Following station |
| Terminus | IC J IC "des Ardennes" & Luxembourg | Brussels-Central toward Luxembourg | ||
Brussels-Central toward Amsterdam Centraal | Intercity Direct 9200 | Terminus | ||
| | National connections | | ||
| Preceding station | | NMBS/SNCB | | Following station |
Gent-Sint-Pieters toward Oostende | IC 01 | Brussels-Central toward Eupen | ||
Gent-Sint-Pieters toward Blankenberge and Knokke | IC 03 | Brussels-Central toward Genk | ||
Brussels-Central toward Antwerpen-Centraal | IC 05 weekdays | Braine-l'Alleud toward Charleroi-Sud | ||
Halle toward Tournai | IC 06 | Brussels-Central toward Brussels National Airport | ||
Braine-le-Comte toward Mons | IC 06A | |||
Halle toward Binche | IC 11 weekdays | Brussels-Central toward Turnhout | ||
Gent-Sint-Pieters toward Kortrijk | IC 12 weekdays | Brussels-Central toward Welkenraedt | ||
Halle toward Quiévrain | IC 14 weekdays | Brussels-Central toward Liège-Guillemins | ||
| Terminus | IC 17 weekends | Brussels-Central toward Dinant | ||
| Terminus | IC 18 weekdays | Brussels-Central toward Liège-Palais | ||
Liedekerke From Monday to Friday, except holidays toward Gent-Sint-Pieters | IC 20 | Brussels-Central From Monday to Friday, except holidays toward Tongeren | ||
Liedekerke On weekends and holidays toward Gent-Sint-Pieters | Brussels-Central On weekends and holidays toward Lokeren | |||
Brussels-Central From Monday to Friday, except holidays toward Essen | IC 22 | Terminus | ||
Brussels-Central On weekends and holidays toward Antwerpen-Centraal | Halle On weekends and holidays toward Binche | |||
Denderleeuw toward Oostende | IC 23 | Brussels-Central toward Brussels National Airport | ||
Gent-Sint-Pieters toward Brugge | IC 23A | |||
Halle toward Kortrijk | IC 26 weekdays | Brussels-Central toward Sint-Niklaas | ||
Liedekerke toward De Panne | IC 29 | Brussels-Central toward Landen | ||
Brussels-Central From Monday to Friday, except holidays toward Antwerpen-Centraal | IC 31 | Terminus | ||
Brussels-Central On weekends and holidays toward Antwerpen-Centraal | Braine-l'Alleud On weekends and holidays toward Charleroi-Sud | |||
Brussels-Chapel toward Antwerpen-Centraal | S 1 weekdays | Forest-East toward Nivelles | ||
Brussels-Central toward Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord | S 1 weekends | |||
Brussels-Central toward Antwerpen-Centraal | S 1 weekends | Terminus | ||
Brussels-Chapel toward Antwerpen-Centraal | S 1 | Forest-East toward Nivelles | ||
Brussels-Central toward Leuven | S 2 | Forest-South toward Braine-le-Comte | ||
Brussels-Central toward Dendermonde | S 3 | Denderleeuw toward Oudenaarde | ||
Brussels-Central toward Schaarbeek | S 6 | Halle toward Denderleeuw | ||
Brussels-Central toward Louvain-la-Neuve-Université | S 8 | Terminus | ||
Brussels-Central toward Aalst | S 10 | Brussels-West toward Dendermonde | ||
Metro and premetro station
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| Owned by | STIB/MIVB | ||||||||||||||
| Connections | Line 3 Line 4 | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1988 | ||||||||||||||
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The metro station, called Gare du Midi/Zuidstation, opened in 1988 as (at that time) the final stop of metro line 2 from Simonis. Line 2 has since been extended beyond Brussels-South to Clemenceau in 1993, Delacroix in 2006, and Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation in 2009. Since 1993, the station also accommodates premetro (underground tram) services at separate platforms, with cross-platform interchange between metro and premetro in both directions.[citation needed]
Ouibus
Since 23 July 2012, SNCF's international coach network, OUIBUS, serves Brussels South.
- Paris - Lille - Brussels
- Amsterdam - Brussels (from 28 April 2014)
- Amsterdam - Brussels - London (from 28 April 2014)
Other bus services
A shuttle service to Brussels South Charleroi Airport leaves from a stop located on Rue de France/Frankrijkstraat.[1]
Places of interest
The South Tower, the tallest building in Belgium[2], stands in front of the station's main exit (the crossroad of Avenue Fonsny/Fonsnylaan and Rue Couverte/Overdektestraat) and houses the Belgian Federal Pensions Service (FPS).[3]
References
^ Brussels City-Charleroi airport shuttle bus service
^ GmbH, Emporis. "Belgium | Statistics | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
^ "SFPD". www.sfpd.fgov.be. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
External links
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brussels Midi station. |
- Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid page at b-europe.com
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