Antwerpen-Zuid railway station
Antwerpen-Zuid (English: Antwerp South) is a railway station in the south of the city of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. The old station opened on 10 July 1878 (goods) on the Lines 52 (1894) and 25A (1907). The old station building was demolished in 1965 and replaced with a stop in 1970 on the new through railway under the Scheldt river on the line 59. In 2006, the Butterfly Palace, designed by the Richard Rogers Partnership, was built on the location of the old station. It houses the Antwerp Courthouse.
| Railway Station | |
Postcard of 1911, Old station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium |
| Coordinates | 51°11′51″N 4°23′28″E / 51.19750°N 4.39111°E |
| Owned by | National Railway Company of Belgium |
| Line(s) | 52, 59 |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Tracks | 4 |
| History | |
| Opened | 10 July 1878 |
Train services edit
The following services currently the serve the station:
- Intercity services (IC-02) Ostend - Bruges - Gent - Sint-Niklaas - Antwerpen
- Intercity services (IC-28) Gent - Sint-Niklaas - Antwerp (weekdays)
- Local services (L-22) Puurs - Antwerp - Essen - Roosendaal (weekdays)
- Local services (L-30) Lokeren - Antwerp
| Preceding station | NMBS/SNCB | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beveren towards Oostende | IC 02 | Antwerpen-Berchem towards Antwerpen-Centraal | ||
| Sint-Niklaas towards De Panne | IC 28 | |||
| Hoboken-Polder towards Puurs | L 22 | Antwerpen-Berchem towards Roosendaal | ||
| Zwijndrecht (B) towards Lokeren | L 30 | Antwerpen-Berchem towards Antwerpen-Centraal | ||
Tram services edit
Tram lines 4 and 10 serve the station, tram line 1 terminates at the nearby Zuid transport hub. All trams are operated by De Lijn.
Bus services edit
Bus services 13, 14, 180, 181, 182, 183, 290, 295, 298 and 500 serve the station, these are operated by De Lijn.
External links edit
- Belgian Railways website
- De Lijn website