Vilvoorde railway station (Dutch: Station Vilvoorde, French: Gare de Vilvorde), officially Vilvoorde, is a railway station in Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The station opened on 5 May 1835 on the country's first railway, from Brussels to Mechelen; later to become railway lines 25 and 27. Train services are operated the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB).

Vilvoorde
Railway Station
General information
Location	Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant Belgium
Coordinates	50°55′27″N 4°29′59″E
Owned by	NMBS/SNCB
Operated by	NMBS/SNCB
Line(s)	25, 27, 26
Platforms	6
Tracks	9
History
Opened	1 June 1865

As of 2021, the dilapidated quays and platforms are being renovated, the station building having been renovated a few years before.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:[1]

• Intercity services (IC-11) Binche - Braine-le-Comte - Halle - Brussels - Mechelen - Turnhout (weekdays)
• Intercity services (IC-11) Binche - Braine-le-Comte - Halle - Brussels - Schaarbeek (weekends)
• Intercity services (IC-22) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels
• Intercity services (IC-31) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels (weekdays)
• Intercity services (IC-31) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Nivelles - Charleroi (weekends)
• Brussels GEN/RER services (S1) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Waterloo - Nivelles (weekdays)
• Brussels GEN/RER services (S1) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels (weekends)
• Brussels GEN/RER services (S4) Mechelen - Merode - Etterbeek - Brussels-Luxembourg - Denderleeuw - Aalst (weekdays)
• Brussels GEN/RER services (S5) Mechelen - Brussels-Luxembourg - Etterbeek - Halle - Enghien (- Geraardsbergen) (weekdays)
• Brussels GEN/RER services (S5) Mechelen - Brussels-Luxembourg - Etterbeek - Halle (weekends)
• Brussels GEN/RER services (S7) Vilvoorde - Merode - Halle (weekdays)

Preceding station	NMBS/SNCB			Following station
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord towards Binche		IC 11		Mechelen towards Turnhout
Mechelen towards Essen		IC 22 weekdays, except holidays		Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord towards Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid
Mechelen towards Antwerpen-Centraal		IC 22 weekends		Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord towards Binche
		IC 31 weekdays, except holidays		Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord towards Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid
		IC 31 weekends		Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord towards Charleroi-Sud
Eppegem towards Antwerpen-Centraal		S 1 weekdays		Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord towards Nivelles
				Buda towards Nivelles
		S 1 weekends		Schaarbeek towards Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid
Eppegem towards Mechelen		S 4 weekdays		Haren towards Aalst
		S 5 weekdays		Haren towards Enghien
Terminus		S 7 weekdays		Haren towards Vilvoorde

See also

• List of railway stations in Belgium

References

External links

• Vilvoorde railway station at Belgian Railways website