Brussels-Central railway station
railway station in Brussels, Belgium
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Summary
Brussels-Central railway station is a central station[1]. It draws 813 Wikipedia views per month (central station category, ranking #10 of 67).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Brussels[3]
- Country: Belgium[4]
- Transport network: Brussels S Train[5]
- Instance of: underground railway station[6], underground station[7]
- Connecting line: North–South connection[8]
- Architect: Victor Horta[9], Maxime Brunfaut[10]
- Owned by: Infrabel[11]
- Operator: NMBS/SNCB[12]
- Architectural style: functionalism[13]
- Adjacent station: Brussels-Congress station[14], Brussels-Chapel Station[15], Brussels-South railway station[16], Brussels-North railway station[17]
- Location: Pentagon[18]
- Station code: FBCL[19]
- Commons category: Brussels-Central railway station[20]
- Inception: January 1, 1937[21]
- Located on street: Carrefour de l'Europe - Europakruispunt[22]
- Significant event: 2017 Brussels attack[23]
- Interchange station: Gare Centrale/Centraal Station[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Brussels Central station[25]
- Number of platform tracks: 6[26]
- Connecting service: InterCity[27], Intercity direct[28], Line S10[29], Line S1[30], Line S2[31], Line S3[32], Line S6[33], Line S8[34]
- Daily patronage: 60,706[35], 23,336[36], 22,027[37], 49,476[38], 24,143[39], 20,618[40]
- Heritage designation: protected monument[41]
- Date of official opening: 1952[42]
- Short name: Bruxelles-Central[43], Brussel-Centraal[44]
- Connects with: Gare Centrale/Centraal Station[45], BeCentral[46], Horta Gallery[47], Ravenstein Gallery[48], Sabena Air Terminus[49]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Brussels-Central railway station include Gare Centrale/Centraal Station[50], a metro station[51], in Belgium[52].
Why It Matters
Brussels-Central railway station has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
Entities named for it include Gare Centrale/Centraal Station[50], a metro station[51], in Belgium[52].