Gembloux railway station

Gembloux
Railway Station
General information
Location	Gembloux, Namur Belgium
Coordinates	50°34′14″N 4°41′27″E
Owned by	SNCB/NMBS
Operated by	SNCB/NMBS
Line(s)	144, 147, 161
Platforms	5
History
Opened	14 June 1855

Gembloux railway station (French: Gare de Gembloux, Dutch: Station Gembloers), officially Gembloux, is a railway station in Gembloux, Namur, Belgium. The station was opened on 14 June 1855 by the Grande Compagnie de Luxembourg on railway lines 144, 147 and 161. It is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS).

Nowadays, the station is primarily used by commuters travelling into nearby Brussels (40 minutes away) and Namur (10 minutes away). It has curved platforms allowing for high-speed rail to pass through without problem, allowing for speeds up to 200 km/h. The station itself is currently under expansion due to the high number of users from the growing population of Gembloux.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

• Intercity services (IC-16) Brussels - Namur - Arlon - Luxembourg
• Intercity services (IC-17) Brussels Airport - Brussels-Luxembourg - Namur - Dinant (weekdays)
• Intercity services (IC-17) Brussels - Namur - Dinant (weekends)
• Intercity services (IC-18) Brussels - Namur - Liege (weekdays)
• Local services (L-08) Ottignies - Gembloux - Namur

Preceding station	NMBS/SNCB			Following station
Ottignies towards Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid		IC 16		Namur towards Luxembourg
Ottignies towards Brussels National Airport		IC 17 weekdays		Namur towards Dinant
Ottignies towards Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid		IC 17 weekends
		IC 18 weekdays		Namur towards Liège-Saint-Lambert
Ernage towards Ottignies		L 08		Lonzée towards Namur

See also

• List of railway stations in Belgium

External links

• Media related to Gembloux train station at Wikimedia Commons