Nivelles railway station

Nivelles
Railway Station
Nivelles railway station
General information
LocationNivelles, Walloon Brabant
Belgium
Coordinates50°36′04″N 4°20′07″E / 50.60111°N 4.33528°E / 50.60111; 4.33528
Owned bySNCB/NMBS
Operated bySNCB/NMBS
Line(s)124
Platforms4
Tracks4
Other information
Station codeFNVT
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 June 1874 (1874-06-01)
Passengers
20144,184 per day
Location
Nivelles
Location within Belgium
Nivelles
Nivelles (Europe)

Nivelles railway station (French: Gare de Nivelles; Dutch: Station Nijvel) is a railway station in Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. The station opened on 1 June 1874 and is located on railway line 124. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS).

The station used to be known as Nivelles-East railway station (French: Gare de Nivelles-Est; Dutch: Station Nijvel-Oost) when there was also a Nivelles-North railway station on the former line 141. The railway line between Nivelles–WaterlooLinkebeek (south of Brussels) is currently (2015) being enlarged to allow a higher frequency of local and intercity trains.