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Tienen railway station

Coordinates: 50°48′29″N 4°55′33″E / 50.80806°N 4.92583°E / 50.80806; 4.92583
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Tienen
Railway Station
Tienen railway station
General information
LocationTienen, Flemish Brabant
Belgium
Coordinates50°48′29″N 4°55′33″E / 50.80806°N 4.92583°E / 50.80806; 4.92583
Owned byNMBS/SNCB
Operated byNMBS/SNCB
Line(s)36 (Brussels-Liège)
Platforms5
Tracks5
Other information
Station codeFTNN
History
Opened22 September 1837; 187 years ago (1837-09-22)
Passengers
20144,033 per day
Map
Location
Tienen is located in Belgium
Tienen
Tienen
Location within Belgium
Tienen is located in Europe
Tienen
Tienen
Tienen (Europe)

Tienen railway station (Dutch: Station Tienen; French: Gare de Tirlemont)[a] is a railway station in Tienen, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The station opened on 22 September 1837 and is located on railway line 36. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB).[1]

The station building dates from 1841 and is the oldest station building in Belgium that is still in existence.

Tienen used to be located on lines 22 (to Diest) and 142 (to Namur). These two lines were closed between 1967 and 1990 and are now cycle routes.

Train services

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The station is served by the following services:

  • Intercity services (IC-03) Knokke/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
Preceding station NMBS/SNCB Following station
Leuven
towards Blankenberge or Knokke
IC 03 Landen
towards Genk
Leuven
towards Quiévrain
IC 14
weekdays
Landen
Vertrijk
towards De Panne
IC 29 Ezemaal
towards Landen
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See also

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References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Officially Tienen (Dutch: Tienen; French: Tirlemont)

Citations

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  1. ^ "TIENEN". www.belgianrail.be. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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