Noorderkempen railway station

Noorderkempen is a railway station near the town of Brecht, Antwerp province, Belgium. The station opened on 15 June 2009 on the HSL 4 high speed line between the Netherlands and Belgium. The train services are operated by National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS) and Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS).

Noorderkempen
Railway Station
Location	Brecht, Antwerp, Belgium
Coordinates	51°21′25″N 4°37′58″E
Owned by	National Railway Company of Belgium
Line(s)	HSL 4
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
History
Opened	15 June 2009
Services
Preceding station   National Railway Company of Belgium   Following station Terminus IC 15 Antwerpen-Luchtbal toward Antwerpen-Centraal Antwerpen-Centraal toward Brussels-South Intercity Direct 9200 Breda toward Amsterdam Centraal or Den Haag Hollands Spoor

The station makes the Northern Kempen region connected to the rail network via the HSL 4 route and is the only true high-speed station in Belgium. However, it's not served by any true high-speed train. The Thalys services (300km/h) skip the station as the IC services (160km/h - 200km/h) serve the station.

History

The station was due to open in September 2007 but this and several other deadlines were not met. The main reason given for this was the ECTS signalling not being approved for use. The station was opened in 2009 and is served by shuttle services between the station and Antwerp.

International services to the Netherlands have started calling at this station in April 2018.

Train services

The following services currently the serve the station:

• Intercity services (IC-15) Noorderkempen - Antwerp
• Intercity Direct International 9200 Brussels-Midi - Amsterdam Centraal/Den Haag Hollands Spoor

References

External links

• "Noorderkempen railway station". Belgian Railways.