The station recently underwent extensive and costly renovations lasting several years. The station square houses a major bus terminal as well as extensive bicycle parking and car parking. The station includes a tunnel which passes underneath the station for pedestrians as well as an overhead bridge with elevators. The station is fully accessible for wheelchairs.
While a high-speed line passes through the station, Leuven is not a stop on any high-speed route. Current expansion is limited because the station has reached the maximum set of rail and platforms possible, meaning any further expansion would require building an underground segment.
^Morley, Nicole. "One dead and dozens injured as train derails outside station in Belgium". Metro. Associated Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
^"Trein ontspoord in Leuven: 1 dode en 19 lichtgewonden" [Train derailed in Leuve: 1 dead and 19 lightly wounded] (in Dutch). De Redactie. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
External links
Belgian Railways website for Leuven
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leuven train station.
February 13, 2023
leuven, railway, station, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, f. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Leuven railway station news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Leuven railway station Dutch Station Leuven French Gare de Louvain officially Leuven is the main railway station in Leuven Flemish Brabant Belgium The station is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium NMBS SNCB and is located on railway line 36 In 2007 it was the fifth busiest station in Belgium only preceded by the three main Brussels stations and Gent Sint Pieters railway station LeuvenRailway StationGeneral informationLocationMartelarenplein 3000 LeuvenBelgiumCoordinates50 52 53 N 4 42 57 E 50 8814 N 4 7157 E 50 8814 4 7157 Coordinates 50 52 53 N 4 42 57 E 50 8814 N 4 7157 E 50 8814 4 7157Owned byNMBS SNCBOperated byNMBS SNCBHistoryOpened22 September 1837ServicesPreceding station NMBS SNCB Following stationBruxelles Nord Brussel Noordtowards Oostende IC 01 Liege Guilleminstowards EupenBruxelles Nord Brussel Noordtowards Blankenberge or Knokke IC 03 Tienentowards GenkBrussels National Airporttowards Antwerpen Centraal IC 08 Aarschottowards HasseltTerminus IC 09weekdays Aarschottowards Antwerpen CentraalBruxelles Nord Brussel Noordtowards Kortrijk IC 12weekdays Liege Guilleminstowards WelkenraedtBruxelles Nord Brussel Noordtowards Quievrain IC 14weekdays Tienentowards Liege GuilleminsWijgmaaltowards Gent Sint Pieters IC 21weekdays TerminusBrussels National Airporttowards De Panne IC 29 Vertrijktowards LandenTerminus L 03weekdays Wezemaaltowards HasseltWijgmaaltowards Sint Niklaas L 20weekdays TerminusWijgmaaltowards Mechelen L 20weekendsTerminus L 23 Wezemaaltowards Antwerpen CentraalHerenttowards Braine le Comte S 2 TerminusHerenttowards Braine l Alleud S 9weekdaysTerminus S 20 Heverleetowards OttigniesLocationLeuvenLocation in BelgiumShow map of BelgiumLeuvenLocation in EuropeShow map of EuropeThe station recently underwent extensive and costly renovations lasting several years The station square houses a major bus terminal as well as extensive bicycle parking and car parking The station includes a tunnel which passes underneath the station for pedestrians as well as an overhead bridge with elevators The station is fully accessible for wheelchairs While a high speed line passes through the station Leuven is not a stop on any high speed route Current expansion is limited because the station has reached the maximum set of rail and platforms possible meaning any further expansion would require building an underground segment Contents 1 Train services 2 Accidents and incidents 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksTrain services EditThe station is served by the following services Intercity services IC 01 Ostend Bruges Ghent Brussels Leuven Liege Welkenraedt Eupen Intercity services IC 03 Knokke Blankenberge Bruges Ghent Brussels Leuven Hasselt Genk Intercity services IC 08 Antwerp Mechelen Brussels Airport Leuven Hasselt Intercity services IC 09 Antwerp Lier Aarschot Leuven weekdays Intercity services IC 12 Kortrijk Ghent Brussels Leuven Liege Welkenraedt weekdays Intercity services IC 14 Quievrain Mons Braine le Comte Brussels Leuven Liege weekdays Intercity services IC 21 Ghent Dendermonde Mechelen Leuven weekdays Intercity services IC 29 De Panne Ghent Aalst Brussels Brussels Airport Leuven Landen Local services L 03 Leuven Aarschot Diest Hasselt weekends Local services L 20 Sint Niklaas Mechelen Leuven weekdays Local services L 20 Mechelen Leuven weekends Local services L 23 Antwerp Lier Aarschot Leuven Brussels RER services S2 Braine le Comte Halle Brussels Leuven Brussels RER services S9 Braine l Alleud Etterbeek Brussels Luxembourg Leuven weekdays peak hours only Brussels RER services S20 Leuven Wavre OttigniesAccidents and incidents EditMain article 2017 Leuven derailment On 18 February 2017 a passenger train was derailed near Leuven One person was killed and 27 were injured 1 2 See also EditList of railway stations in BelgiumReferences Edit Morley Nicole One dead and dozens injured as train derails outside station in Belgium Metro Associated Newspapers Ltd Retrieved 18 February 2017 Trein ontspoord in Leuven 1 dode en 19 lichtgewonden Train derailed in Leuve 1 dead and 19 lightly wounded in Dutch De Redactie Retrieved 18 February 2017 External links EditBelgian Railways website for Leuven Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leuven train station Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leuven railway station amp oldid 1116070952, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
