Tienen railway station
Tienen (French: Gare de Tirlemont) is a railway station in the town of Tienen, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The station opened on 22 September 1837 and is located on line 36. The train services are operated by National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS).
A view of the platforms at the station
Tienen  | |
|---|---|
| Railway Station | |
 Tienen railway station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Tienen, Flemish Brabant Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°48′29″N 4°55′33″E |
| Owned by | Infrabel |
| Operated by | National Railway Company of Belgium |
| Line(s) | 36 (Brussels-Liège) |
| Platforms | 5 |
| Tracks | 5 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | FTNN |
| Website | http://www.belgianrail.be/en/stations-and-train/search-a-station/4/tienen.aspx |
| History | |
| Opened | 22 September 1837 |
| Passengers | |
| 2014 | 4,033 |
| Location | |
  Tienen Location in Belgium | |
The station building dates from 1841 and is the oldest station building in Belgium that is still in existence.
Tienen used to be located on 22 (to Diest) and 142 (to Namur). These two lines were closed between 1967 and 1990 and are now cycle routes.
Train services
The station is served by the following services:
- Intercity services (IC-03) Knokke/Blankenberge - Bruges - Ghent - Brussels - Leuven - Hasselt - Genk
- Intercity services (IC-14) Quiévrain - Mons - Braine-le-Comte - Brussels - Leuven - Liege (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-29) De Panne - Ghent - Aalst - Brussels - Brussels Airport - Leuven - Landen
| Preceding station | NMBS/SNCB |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leuven towards Blankenberge or Knokke |
IC 03 | Landen towards Genk | ||
| Leuven towards Quiévrain |
IC 14 weekdays |
Landen towards Liège-Guillemins | ||
| Vertrijk towards De Panne |
IC 29 | Ezemaal towards Landen | ||
References
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