Brussels-Central railway station

railway station in Brussels, Belgium
TrainStation central_station Q800588
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Brussels-Central railway station

Summary

Brussels-Central railway station is a central station[1]. It draws 222 Wikipedia views per month (central_station category, ranking #10 of 67).[2]

Key Facts

  • Brussels-Central railway station is located in Brussels[3].
  • Brussels-Central railway station is in the country of Belgium[4].
  • Brussels-Central railway station's transport network is recorded as Brussels S Train[5].
  • Brussels-Central railway station's instance of is recorded as central station[6].
  • Brussels-Central railway station's instance of is recorded as underground railway station[7].
  • Brussels-Central railway station's instance of is recorded as underground station[8].
  • Brussels-Central railway station's connecting line is recorded as North–South connection[9].
  • Brussels-Central railway station's architect is recorded as Victor Horta[10].
  • Brussels-Central railway station's architect is recorded as Maxime Brunfaut[11].
  • Brussels-Central railway station is owned by Infrabel[12].
  • Brussels-Central railway station is operated by NMBS/SNCB[13].
  • Brussels-Central railway station's architectural style is recorded as functionalism[14].
  • Brussels-Central railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Brussels-Congress station[15].
  • Brussels-Central railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Brussels-Chapel Station[16].
  • Brussels-Central railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Brussels-South railway station[17].
  • Brussels-Central railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Brussels-North railway station[18].
  • Brussels-Central railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Brussels-North railway station[19].
  • Brussels-Central railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Brussels-South railway station[20].
  • The location of Brussels-Central railway station was Pentagon[21].
  • Brussels-Central railway station's station code is recorded as FBCL[22].
  • Brussels-Central railway station's Commons category is recorded as Brussels Central station[23].
  • January 1, 1937 marks the founding of Brussels-Central railway station[24].
  • Brussels-Central railway station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.845556, 'lon': 4.357222}[25].
  • Brussels-Central railway station's located on street is recorded as Carrefour de l'Europe - Europakruispunt[26].
  • Brussels-Central railway station's significant event is recorded as 2017 Brussels attack[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Brussels-Central railway station include Gare Centrale/Centraal Station[28], a metro station[29], in Belgium[30].

Why It Matters

Brussels-Central railway station draws 222 Wikipedia views per month (central_station category, ranking #10 of 67).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for it include Gare Centrale/Centraal Station[28], a metro station[29], in Belgium[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . cdn.belgiantrain.be. cdn.belgiantrain.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. Retrieved . tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [10] . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. Retrieved . tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . cdn.belgiantrain.be. cdn.belgiantrain.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . cdn.belgiantrain.be. cdn.belgiantrain.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · JhowieNitnek · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Architectural style functionalism
    Operator NMBS/SNCB
    Located on street Carrefour de l'Europe - Europakruispunt
    Country
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14266]]: 4652, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/282035578|Gare SNCB Bruxelles-Central (#282035578)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7813|‎Bruss"
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