Belgian railway line 124

Belgian railway line 124
A local passenger train at Uccle-Calevoet station in 2008
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleBelgium
Termini
Service
Services
Belgian railway line 124
Line from Brussels-North
0.0
Brussels-South
to Schaerbeek, Ostend, Mons, Paris
from Schaerbeek
2.1
Forest-East
4.0
Uccle-Stalle
5.6
Uccle-Calevoet
Line HalleSchaerbeek
7.8
Linkebeek
9.1
Holleken
11.4
Sint-Genesius-Rode
12.6
De Hoek
15.5
Waterloo
18.8
Braine-l'Alleud
23.4
Lillois
29.3
Nivelles
37.0
Obaix-Buzet
from Braine-le-Comte
40.9
Luttre
46.5
Courcelles-Motte
48.7
Roux
to La Louvière
freight line to port of Charleroi
52.9
Marchienne-au-Pont
River Sambre
Line to Erquelinnes and Couvin
to Fleurus
55.9
Charleroi-Sud
Line to Namur
Operator(s)National Railway Company of Belgium
History
Opened1843-1874
Technical
Line length56 km (35 mi)
Number of tracksdouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC
Route map

Line from Brussels-North
0.0
Brussels-South
to Schaerbeek, Ostend, Mons, Paris
from Schaerbeek
2.1
Forest-East
4.0
Uccle-Stalle
5.6
Uccle-Calevoet
Line HalleSchaerbeek
7.8
Linkebeek
9.1
Holleken
11.4
Sint-Genesius-Rode
12.6
De Hoek
15.5
Waterloo
18.8
Braine-l'Alleud
23.4
Lillois
29.3
Nivelles
37.0
Obaix-Buzet
from Braine-le-Comte
40.9
Luttre
46.5
Courcelles-Motte
48.7
Roux
to La Louvière
freight line to port of Charleroi
52.9
Marchienne-au-Pont
River Sambre
Line to Erquelinnes and Couvin
to Fleurus
55.9
Charleroi-Sud
Line to Namur

The Belgian railway line 124 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Brussels to Charleroi. The first section, between Luttre and Charleroi, was built in 1843. The complete line, which runs 55.9 km, was opened on 1 June 1874.[1]

The line passes through the following stations:

  1. ^ "Ligne 124: Bruxelles-Midi - Charleroi-Sud". BelRail.be (in French). 9 August 2007.