Antwerpen-Berchem railway station
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Antwerpen-Berchem
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| Location | Berchem, Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium |
| Coordinates | 51°11′57″N 4°25′59″E / 51.19917°N 4.43306°ECoordinates: 51°11′57″N 4°25′59″E / 51.19917°N 4.43306°E |
| Owned by | National Railway Company of Belgium |
| Line(s) | 25, 27, 27A, 59 |
| Platforms | 10 |
| Tracks | 10 |
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| Opened | 3 May 1836 |
Antwerpen-Berchem is a railway station in the south of the city of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. The station opened on 3 May 1836 on railway lines 25, 27, 27A and 59.
From opening until 1975, the station was simply known as Berchem, later changing to Berchem (Antwerpen), at a time that international trains stopped here instead of Antwerpen Oost. In 1983, when Berchem and Antwerpen became one city, the station was renamed Antwerpen-Berchem.
International Thalys and Benelux services (from Amsterdam to Brussels and Paris) stopped calling at this station, following the opening of the North-South tunnel under Antwerpen-Centraal. Since December 2014, the Benelux service (Amsterdam - Brussels) calls at the station again.
The following services currently the serve the station:
Tram lines 4, 9 and 11 serve the station, these are operated by De Lijn.
Bus services 20, 21, 30, 31, 32, 34, 38, 50, 51, 52, 90, 91, 92 and 298 serve the station, these are operated by De Lijn.
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