Sint-Truiden railway station

Sint-Truiden
Railway Station
Sint-Truiden railway station
General information
LocationSint-Truiden, Limburg
Belgium
Coordinates50°49′03″N 5°10′34″E / 50.81750°N 5.17611°E / 50.81750; 5.17611
Owned byNMBS/SNCB
Operated byNMBS/SNCB
Line(s)21 (Landen-Hasselt)
Platforms3
Tracks3
Other information
Station codeFST
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened6 October 1839; 185 years ago (1839-10-06)
Passengers
20141,640 per day
Map
Location
Sint-Truiden is located in Belgium
Sint-Truiden
Sint-Truiden
Location in Belgium

Sint-Truiden railway station (Dutch: Station Sint-Truiden; French: Gare de Saint-Trond)[a] is a railway station in Sint-Truiden, Limburg, Belgium. The station opened on 6 October 1839 and is located on railway line 21. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB).[1]

History

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The station building from 1882 to 1975, pictured in 1907

Sint-Truiden used to be located on railway line 23 between Drieslinter and Tongeren. The current station dates from the 1970s and replaced a building dating from 1882, which was demolished in 1975.

In 2005, the station and its surrounding area were modernised. On that occasion, extra bicycle parking was created and the comfort for train passengers was increased. The platforms were also renovated and raised between 2020 and 2021. This brings them to a standard height of 76 cm, which should greatly improve accessibility.[2]

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
Preceding station NMBS/SNCB Following station
Landen
towards Blankenberge or Knokke
IC 03 Alken
towards Genk
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See also

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References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Officially Sint-Truiden (Dutch: Sint-Truiden; French: Saint-Trond)

Citations

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  1. ^ "SINT-TRUIDEN". www.belgianrail.be. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Nieuwe perrons in Alken en Sint-Truiden". www.nieuwsblad.be (in Flemish). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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