Landen is a railway station in the town of Landen, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The station opened on 2 April 1838 and is located on lines 21 and 36. The train services are operated by National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS).
Landen  | |||||
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| Railway Station | |||||
 Landen railway station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Landen, Flemish Brabant Belgium | ||||
| Coordinates | 50°44′52″N 5°04′46″E / 50.74778°N 5.07944°E | ||||
| Owned by | Infrabel | ||||
| Operated by | National Railway Company of Belgium | ||||
| Line(s) | 21 (Landen-Hasselt) 36 (Brussels-Liège) | ||||
| Platforms | 5 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | FLD | ||||
| Website | http://www.belgianrail.be/en/stations-and-train/search-a-station/4/landen.aspx | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 2 April 1838 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2014 | 2,994 | ||||
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Landen used to be located on 127 (to Statte) and 147 (to Tamines).
On 19 February 2016 a train ran away from a platform at Landen railway station after the driver left the cabin to inspect the train's mechanics. The train started moving in the direction of Tienen railway station and was stopped 30 minutes and 12 km later by a driver who jumped in the train's cab.[1] No passengers were on the train during the incident.[2]
Train services
editThe station is served by the following services:
- Intercity services (IC-03) Blankenberge - Bruges - Ghent - Brussels - Leuven - Hasselt - Genk
- Intercity services (IC-14) Quiévrain - Mons - Braine-le-Comte - Brussels - Leuven - Liege (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-29) De Panne - Ghent - Aalst - Brussels - Brussels Airport - Leuven - Landen
- Local services (L-21) Landen - Waremme - Liege (weekends)
| Preceding station | NMBS/SNCB
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Following station | ||
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| Tienen towards Blankenberge or Knokke
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IC 03 | Sint-Truiden towards Genk
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| Tienen towards Quiévrain
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IC 14 weekdays
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Waremme towards Liège-Guillemins
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| Neerwinden towards De Panne
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IC 29 | Terminus | ||
| Terminus | L 21 weekends
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Waremme towards Liège-Guillemins
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References
edit- ^ "Belgian runaway train prompts alert". 2016-02-19.
- ^ "Lege trein rijdt half uur zonder bestuurder". 2016-02-19.
External links
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Media related to Landen train station at Wikimedia Commons
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