Brussels-Central railway station

Brussels-Central
Railway Station
Main hall of Brussels-Central railway station
General information
Location	Carrefour de l'Europe / Europakruispunt 2 1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region Belgium
Coordinates	50°50′44″N 4°21′25″E / 50.84556°N 4.35694°E / 50.84556; 4.35694
Owned by	SNCB/NMBS
Operated by	SNCB/NMBS
Line(s)	North–South connection
Platforms	3 (island)
Tracks	6
Connections	Brussels Metro: 1 5 (at metro station)
Construction
Architect	Victor Horta, Maxime Brunfaut
Architectural style	Modernism
Other information
Station code	FBCL
Website	Official website
History
Opened	4 October 1952; 71 years ago (1952-10-04)
Location Brussels-Central Location within Belgium Show map of Belgium Brussels-Central Brussels-Central (Europe) Show map of Europe

Brussels-Central railway station (French: Gare de Bruxelles-Central; Dutch: Station Brussel-Centraal)^[a] is a railway and metro station in central Brussels, Belgium. It is the second busiest railway station in Belgium^[1] and one of three principal railway stations in Brussels, together with Brussels-South and Brussels-North. First completed in 1952 after protracted delays caused by economic difficulties and World War II, it is the newest of Brussels' main rail hubs.

Brussels-Central is connected to the rapid transit Gare Centrale/Centraal Station station on lines 1 and 5 of the Brussels Metro system, and serves as an important node of the Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (STIB/MIVB).

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