Antwerpen-Berchem railway station

Antwerpen-Berchem railway station (Dutch: Station Antwerpen-Berchem, French: Gare d'Anvers-Berchem) is a railway station in Berchem, in the south of Antwerp, Belgium. The station opened on 1 March 1865 and currently serves railway lines 25, 27, 27A and 59. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB).

History

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 Antwerp 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.

Train services

The following services currently the serve the station:

• Intercity services (IC-02) Antwerp - Sint-Niklaas - Gent - Bruges - Ostend
• Intercity services (IC-04) Antwerp - Sint-Niklaas - Gent - Kortrijk - Poperinge/Lille
• Intercity services (IC-05) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Nivelles - Charleroi (weekdays)
• Intercity services (IC-08) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels Airport - Leuven - Hasselt
• Intercity services (IC-09) Antwerp - Lier - Aarschot - Leuven (weekdays)
• Intercity services (IC-09) Antwerp - Lier - Aarschot - Hasselt - Liege (weekends)
• Intercity services (IC-10) Antwerp - Mol - Hamont/Hasselt
• Intercity services (IC-22) Essen - Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels (weekdays)
• Intercity services (IC-22) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Binche (weekends)
• Intercity services (IC-28) Antwerp - Sint-Niklaas - Gent (weekdays)
• Intercity services (IC-30) Antwerp - Herentals - Turnhout
• Intercity services (IC-31) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Nivelles - Charleroi (weekends)
• Intercity services (IC-35) Amsterdam - The Hague - Rotterdam - Roosendaal - Antwerp - Brussels Airport - Brussels
• Local services (L-22) Roosendaal - Essen - Antwerp - Puurs (weekdays)
• Local services (L-23) Antwerp - Aarschot - Leuven
• Local services (L-24) Antwerp - Herentals - Mol (weekdays)
• Local services (L-30) Antwerp - Lokeren
• Brussels RER services (S1) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Waterloo - Nivelles (weekdays)
• Brussels RER services (S1) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels (weekends)

Tram services

Tram lines 4, 9 and 11 serve the station, these are operated by De Lijn.

Bus services

Bus services 20, 21, 30, 32, 38, 51, 52, 53, 90, 91, 92, 93, 298, 420, 421 and 422 serve the station, these are operated by De Lijn.

See also

• List of railway stations in Belgium
• Rail transport in Belgium

References

Footnotes

Citations

External links

• Belgian Railways website
• De Lijn website

1. Antwerpen-Centraal railway station
2. Berchem
3. Zyz
4. Tram route 11 (Antwerp)
5. Antwerpen-Linkeroever railway station
6. Antwerp International Airport
7. Belgian railway line 25
8. Antwerp tramway network
9. Wolfstee railway station
10. Franklin Rooseveltplaats
11. Belgian railway line 15
12. Belgian railway line 59
13. Antwerpen-Zuid railway station
14. Tram route 4 (Antwerp)
15. List of railway stations in Belgium
16. Antwerp
17. List of busiest railway stations in Belgium
18. Boechout railway station
19. HSL 4
20. List of track gauges