Landen railway station

Landen
Railway Station
Landen railway station
General information
LocationLanden, Flemish Brabant
Belgium
Coordinates50°44′52″N 5°04′46″E / 50.74778°N 5.07944°E / 50.74778; 5.07944
Owned byInfrabel
Operated byNational Railway Company of Belgium
Line(s)21 (Landen-Hasselt)
36 (Brussels-Liège)
Platforms5
Other information
Station codeFLD
Websitehttp://www.belgianrail.be/en/stations-and-train/search-a-station/4/landen.aspx
History
Opened2 April 1838; 186 years ago (1838-04-02)
Passengers
20142,994
Location
Landen is located in Belgium
Landen
Landen
Location within Belgium

Landen is a railway station in the town of Landen, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The station opened on 2 April 1838 and is located on lines 21 and 36. The train services are operated by National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS).

Landen used to be located on 127 (to Statte) and 147 (to Tamines).

On 19 February 2016 a train ran away from a platform at Landen railway station after the driver left the cabin to inspect the train's mechanics. The train started moving in the direction of Tienen railway station and was stopped 30 minutes and 12 km later by a driver who jumped in the train's cab.[1] No passengers were on the train during the incident.[2]

  1. ^ "Belgian runaway train prompts alert". 2016-02-19.
  2. ^ "Lege trein rijdt half uur zonder bestuurder". 2016-02-19.