Namur - View of the railway station (Vue de la gare)


Namur - View of the railway station (Vue de la gare)
Added by Bart Perdieus
General Description Namur is the main railway station serving Namur, Belgium. The station is used by 18,600[1] people every day which makes it the eighth busiest station in Belgium and the first in Wallonia.
The first station opened on 23 October 1843.
The first railway connection to Namur is inaugurated in 1843, when the Belgian State Railways (Chemins de fer de l'État Belge) opens an indirect line from Brussels to Charleroi (via Braine-le-Comte), continuing to Namur.
In 1850, the Compagnie du Nord-Belge inaugurates the line 125, connecting Namur to Liège.
In 1856, a third company reached Namur (Grande compagnie du Luxembourg) with a direct link to Brussels with line 161. Two years later, the company opened the line 162 Namur - Arlon - Luxembourg.
In 1862, the Nord-Belge creates the line 154 Namur - Dinant.
In 1864, inauguration of the actual main building.
In 1869, the Belgian state railway company puts into service a sixth line (142) connecting Namur to Tienen. It was completely closed in 1988.
Height 90.00 mm
Width 140.00 mm
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