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Brussels-West station

Metro station in Brussels, Belgium

Field	Value
name	[[File:(STIB-MIVB) Panneau GARE DE L'OUEST.png	frameless	300x300px]]
native_name	[[File:(STIB-MIVB) naambord Weststation.png	frameless	300x300px]]
style	Brussels Metro
image	Gare de L'ouest.jpg
image_caption	Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation metro station
address	Chaussée de Ninove / Ninoofse Steenweg
1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels-Capital Region
country	Belgium
coordinates
opened
accessible	Yes
owned	STIB/MIVB
services	{{Adjacent stations	system=Brussels Metro	line1=1	left1=	right1=Beekkant
line2	2	left2=Delacroix	right2=Beekkant
line3	5	left3=Jacques Brel	right3=Beekkant
line4	6	left4=Delacroix	right4=Beekkant}}

1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels-Capital Region

Brussels-West Station (; ) is a multimodal transport hub located in the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, in the western part of Brussels, Belgium. It mainly consists of Gare de l'Ouest (French) or Weststation (Dutch), a Brussels Metro station on lines 1, 2, 5 and 6, as well as a tram and bus stop. Additionally, Brussels-West railway station (; ) is a railway station operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS). It is served by the Brussels Regional Express Network (RER/GEN) service.

The original railway station was opened in 1872 by the Belgian State Railways; it was closed for passengers in 1984. The metro station opened on 6 October 1982 as part of the Beekkant–Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido extension of former line 1B. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by lines 1, 2, 5 and 6. The railway station also reopened on that occasion.

Nowadays, the station is mainly used by commuters as there are few tourist sites nearby, although as an important junction between lines, many users of the metro network change trains there.

History

A train only station was initially put into service on 25 December 1872 on the western orbital railroad of Brussels, line 28. It used to be an extensive goods yard, with the station building located close to the current location of Beekkant metro station. In 1883, Delhaize Group moved to Molenbeek where it had a special platform at the station capable of handling 550 freight wagons per week. After the closure of the goods yard, the platforms were moved south. The train station was closed to passenger traffic on 3 June 1984, but reopened in December 2009 in the framework of the Brussels Regional Express Network (RER/GEN) project.

The metro station began service from 6 October 1982, served by former line 1B of the Brussels Metro. With the completion of the "loop" of line 2 and the reorganisation of the Brussels metro network in April 2009, all Brussels metro lines (1, 2, 5 and 6) now serve the station. The station also connects with tram and bus lines, and the new Jacques Brel bus and metro depot has been built nearby.

Current services

Since its rebuilding in 2009, Brussels-West has become a major multimodal transport hub in the western part of the city, in line with the Brussels RER/GEN development.

National Rail ([[SNCB/NMBS]])

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

Brussels RER/GEN services (S10) Dendermonde - Brussels - Denderleeuw - Aalst

[[Brussels Metro]] ([[Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company|STIB/MIVB]])

On the metro network, the station is called Gare de l'Ouest in French and Weststation in Dutch. It is served by all metro lines (1-5 and 2-6). Changing between the two metro lines (1/5 and 2/6), is however, very cumbersome, requiring passengers to go up the escalator, leave the fare controlled area and cross the main railway line and down through a fare gate again. That change is better done at the next station, Beekkant.

[[Brussels trams|Brussels tram]] lines (STIB/MIVB)

Line 82 Berchem Station - Drogenbos Castle
Line 83 Berchem Station - Montgomery

[[Brussels buses|Brussels bus]] lines (STIB/MIVB)

Line 86 Machtens - Central Station

Flemish bus lines ([[De Lijn]])

126 North Station - Ninove (Express)
127 North Station - Ninove
128 North station - Ninove
129 North Station - Dilbeek Zuurweide
620 Brussels Airport - Erasmus Hospital

File:Station Brussel-West Perron.jpg|View of the West Station's platforms and tracks File:Station Brussel-West Sporen.jpg|Looking down at the platforms and tracks File:Weststation line 1 and 5 towards City of Brussels, Sint-Jans-Molenbeek (DSCF5647).jpg|Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation metro station

References

Footnotes

Citations

References

"Brussel-West station".
"Line 1 direction GARE DE L'OUEST - stib-mivb.be".
"Line 5 direction ERASME - stib-mivb.be".
"Line 2 direction SIMONIS - stib-mivb.be".
"Line 6 direction ROI BAUDOUIN - stib-mivb.be".
(2003). "Delhaize "Le lion", épiciers depuis 1867". Éditions Racine.
(December 2015). "STIB/MIVB Jacques Brel Dépôt-Stelplaats".

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