Brussels-West station

Gare de l'Ouest Weststation
Coordinates	50°50′56″N 4°19′15″E / 50.84889°N 4.32083°ECoordinates: 50°50′56″N 4°19′15″E / 50.84889°N 4.32083°E
Owned by	STIB/MIVB
History
Opened	1982
Services
Preceding station   Brussels Metro   Following station Terminus Line 1 Beekkant toward Stockel/Stokkel Delacroix toward Simonis (Elisabeth) Line 2 Beekkant toward Simonis (Leopold II) Jacques Brel toward Erasme/Erasmus Line 5 Beekkant toward Herrmann-Debroux Delacroix toward Simonis (Elisabeth) Line 6 Beekkant toward King Baudouin

Brussels-West
Railway Station
Coordinates	50°50′56″N 4°19′15″E / 50.84889°N 4.32083°E
Owned by	National Railway Company of Belgium
Line(s)	28
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	FBOW
History
Opened	1872
Closed	1984
Rebuilt	2009
Services
Preceding station   NMBS/SNCB   Following station Simonis toward Dendermonde S 10 Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid toward Aalst

Brussels-West is a multimodal transport hub located in the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean. The station was initially opened in 1872 on the western orbital railroad of Brussels, line 28. It used to be an extensive goods yard, with the station building located close to the current location of Beekkant metro station. After closure of the goods yard, the platforms were moved south. The station was closed for passengers in 1984, but reopened in December 2009 in the framework of the Brussels RER project.

From 1982 the station was also served by the line 1B of the Brussels Metro. With the completion of the loop of the line 2 and the reorganisation of the Brussels metro network in April 2009, all Brussels metro lines now serve the station. The station also connects with tram and bus, and the new Jacques Brel bus and metro depot has been built very near to it.

Current services

Since its rebuilding in 2009, the West station is becoming a main multimodal transport hub in western Brussels which will gain importance in the framework of the Brussels RER development.

National Rail (SNCB/NMBS)

The station is served by the following service(s):

• Brussels RER services (S10) Dendermonde - Brussels - Denderleeuw - Aalst

Brussels Metro (STIB/MIVB)

On the metro network, the station is called Gare de l'Ouest in French and Weststation in Dutch. It is served by all metro lines (1-5 and 2-6). Changing between the two metro lines (1/5 and 2/6), is however, very cumbersome, requiring passengers to go up the escalator, leave the fare controlled area and cross the main railway line and down through a fare gate again. That change is better done at the next station, Beekkant.

Brussels tram lines (STIB/MIVB)

• Line 82 Berchem Station - Drogenbos Castle
• Line 83 Berchem Station - Montgomery

Brussels bus lines (STIB/MIVB)

• Line 86 Machtens - Central station

Flemish bus lines (De Lijn)

• 126 North Station - Ninove (Express)
• 127 North Station - Ninove
• 128 North station - Ninove
• 129 North Station - Dilbeek Zuurweide
• 620 Brussels Airport - Erasme Hospital

External links

Media related to Weststation (Brussels) at Wikimedia Commons