Landen railway station

Landen
Railway Station
Landen railway station
General information
Location	Landen, Flemish Brabant Belgium
Coordinates	50°44′52″N 5°04′46″E / 50.74778°N 5.07944°E / 50.74778; 5.07944
Owned by	Infrabel
Operated by	National Railway Company of Belgium
Line(s)	21 (Landen-Hasselt) 36 (Brussels-Liège)
Platforms	5
Other information
Station code	FLD
Website	http://www.belgianrail.be/en/stations-and-train/search-a-station/4/landen.aspx
History
Opened	2 April 1838; 186 years ago (1838-04-02)
Passengers
2014	2,994
Location 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]