Mons railway station
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Mons | |
|---|---|
 Railway Station | |
 Previous Mons Railway Station | |
| Location | Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°16′19″N 3°33′49″E / 50.2719°N 3.5636°E / 50.2719; 3.5636Coordinates: 50°16′19″N 3°33′49″E / 50.2719°N 3.5636°E / 50.2719; 3.5636 |
| Owned by | Infrabel |
| Operated by | National Railway Company of Belgium |
| Line(s) | 96, 97, 118 |
| Platforms | 7 |
| Tracks | 21 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | FMS |
| History | |
| Opened | 19 December 1841 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (2009) | 8.556 |
Mons is a railway station in the French speaking town of Mons, Wallonia, Belgium. The station opened on 19 December 1841 on the Lines 96, 97 and 118. The train services are operated by National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB).
The station was served by a daily Thalys high speed service to Paris between 1998 and 31 March 2015.[1]
Contents
1 Train services
2 Architecture
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
Train services
The station is served by the following services:
- Intercity services (IC-06A) Mons - Brussels - Brussels Airport
- Intercity services (IC-14) Quiévrain - Mons - Braine-le-Comte - Brussels - Leuven - Liège (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-19) Lille - Tournai - Saint-Ghislain - Mons - Charleroi - Namur
- Intercity services (IC-25) Mons - Charleroi - Namur - Huy - Liege (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-25) Mouscron - Tournai - Saint-Ghislain - Mons - Charleroi - Namur - Huy - Liege - Liers (weekends)
- Local services (L-18) Quiévrain - Saint-Ghislain - Mons (weekends)
- Local services (L-26) Quévy - Mons - La Louvière (weekdays)
- Local services (L-26) Mons - La Louvière (weekends)
- Local services (L-29) Tournai - Saint-Ghislain - Mons - Ath - Geraardsbergen (weekdays)
- Local services (L-29) Mons - Ath - Geraardsbergen (weekends)
| Preceding station | | NMBS/SNCB | | Following station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminus | IC 06A | Jurbise toward Brussels National Airport | ||
Jemappes toward Quiévrain | IC 14 weekdays | Jurbise toward Liège-Guillemins | ||
Saint-Ghislain toward Lille Flandres | IC 19 | La Louvière-Sud toward Namur | ||
| Terminus | IC 25 | La Louvière-Sud From Monday to Friday, except holidays toward Liège-Palais | ||
Jemappes On weekends and holidays toward Mouscron | La Louvière-Sud On weekends and holidays toward Liers | |||
Saint-Ghislain toward Quiévrain | L 18 weekends | Terminus | ||
Frameries From Monday to Friday, except holidays toward Quévy | L 26 | Nimy From Monday to Friday, except holidays toward La Louvière-Sud | ||
| Terminus | Nimy On weekends and holidays toward La Louvière-Sud | |||
Jemappes From Monday to Friday, except holidays toward Tournai | L 29 | Ghlin From Monday to Friday, except holidays toward Geraardsbergen | ||
| Terminus | Erbisoeul On weekends and holidays toward Geraardsbergen |
Architecture
Work is currently underway to replace the 1950s Station Building, designed by a local architect, with a new structure designed by Santiago Calatrava, said to be inspired by a swooping bird [2].
This was planned to be completed in time for the 2015 European Cultural Capital events, but at present, although the previous station has been demolished, only parts of the planned bridges have been built, with a temporary station and set of temporary bridges providing substitute service for now.
The budget for the new station has grown by more than 4 times (from 37 millions Euros to 155 millions Euros)[3], and the earliest likely completion date is 2018.
See also
- List of railway stations in Belgium
References
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^ "Mons: it's the European capital of culture – but locals just want to go to Ikea". The Guardian.
^ "La gare Calatrava à Mons: un projet contesté et suspect".
External links
Media related to Mons (Hainaut) train station at Wikimedia Commons- Mons railway station at Belgian Railways website
Media related to Mons (Hainaut) train station at Wikimedia Commons
