Tienen railway 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	NMBS/SNCB
Operated by	NMBS/SNCB
Line(s)	36 (Brussels-Liège)
Platforms	5
Tracks	5
Other information
Station code	FTNN
History
Opened	22 September 1837 (1837-09-22)
Passengers
2014	4,033 per day
Location
Tienen Location within Belgium Tienen Tienen (Europe)

Tienen railway station (Dutch: Station Tienen, French: Gare de Tirlemont) is a railway station in Tienen, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The station opened on 22 September 1837 and is located on railway line 36. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB).

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 lines 22 (to Diest) and 142 (to Namur). These two lines were closed between 1967 and 1990 and are now cycle routes.

Train services

A view of the platforms at the station

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

See also

• List of railway stations in Belgium
• Rail transport in Belgium

External links

• Media related to Tienen train station at Wikimedia Commons