Schuman railway station

Brussels-Schuman

Railway Station

Old station platform, now being replaced by renovations to expand station.

Location

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat

Coordinates

50°50′34″N 4°22′54″E / 50.84278°N 4.38167°ECoordinates: 50°50′34″N 4°22′54″E / 50.84278°N 4.38167°E

Owned by

National Railway Company of Belgium

Other information

Station code

BXLS

History

Opened

17 December 1969; 48 years ago

Services

Preceding station		Brussels Metro		Following station
Maelbeek/Maalbeek toward Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation		Line 1		Merode toward
Maelbeek/Maalbeek toward Erasme/Erasmus		Line 5		Merode toward Herrmann-Debroux

Schuman is a railway and metro station in the City of Brussels located above the Schuman metro station. The station serves the European quarter of Brussels.

The rail station (called Brussel-Schuman/Bruxelles-Schuman) is an elevated station, though its northeastern end is "underground" as it enters a hillside. Its ticket office is located immediately next to the metro station; at one end of the railway station platforms, a stairway leads down to the Maelbeek/Maalbeek metro station. Trains travelling between Brussels South station and Namur and Luxembourg call at the station. The NMBS/SNCB code for the station is FBSM.

A new tunnel was due to open in time for December 2015 between Brussels-Schuman and Meiser, however this was delayed until April 2016. This tunnel offers connections to Brussels National Airport and stations on the East ring line of Brussels.

The station is served by the following service(s):

From 2008 to 2016 the station (and the metro station) underwent major renovation works, increasing the station's capacity by 2 extra tracks. These connect to a tunnel to the old Schaerbeek-Josaphat station (and marshalling yard) on line 26, in order to offer direct quick connections to Antwerp, Leuven and Brussels Airport. With this third connection, the station has become one of Brussels' largest. Its new glass roof allows more daylight into the station.

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