Belgian railway line 124
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The Belgian railway line 124 is a railway line in Belgium
connecting the cities of Brussels
and Charleroi
. A first section between Luttre
and Charleroi was built in 1843 and the complete line, which runs 55,9 km
, was opened on June 1, 1874.
The line passes through the following stations:
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
connecting the cities of Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
and Charleroi
Charleroi
Charleroi is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. , the total population of Charleroi was 201,593. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of and had a total population of 522,522 as of 1 January 2008, ranking it as...
. A first section between Luttre
Luttre
Luttre is a small village in Wallonia, Belgium, about 50 km south of Brussels along the Charleroi-Brussels Canal, railway line and motorway. Its name means crystal clear water...
and Charleroi was built in 1843 and the complete line, which runs 55,9 km
KM
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, was opened on June 1, 1874.
The line passes through the following stations:
- Brussels-South
- Forest-EastForest-East railway stationThe Forest-East railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Forest in Brussels, Belgium. The station, operated by SNCB/NMBS is located on the Belgian railway line 124, between the stations of Brussels-South and Uccle-Stalle. Trains calling at Forest-East travel between...
- Uccle-StalleUccle-Stalle railway stationThe Uccle-Stalle railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Uccle in Brussels, Belgium. The station is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium and located on line 124 between the stations of Forest-East and Uccle-Calevoet...
- Uccle-CalevoetUccle-Calevoet railway stationThe Uccle-Calevoet railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Uccle in Brussels, Belgium. The station is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium and located on line 124 between the stations of Uccle-Stalle and Linkebeek...
- LinkebeekLinkebeekLinkebeek is a Belgian municipality in Flanders, part of the province of Flemish Brabant, in the bilingual electoral and judicial district of Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde, and in the administrative district of Halle-Vilvoorde. The municipality only comprises the town of Linkebeek proper. As of January...
- Holleken
- Sint-Genesius-RodeSint-Genesius-RodeSint-Genesius-Rode is a municipality located in Flanders, one of three regions of Belgium, in the province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the town of Sint-Genesius-Rode only. On January 1, 2008, the town had a total population of 18,021...
- De Hoek
- WaterlooWaterloo, BelgiumWaterloo is a Walloon municipality located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium. On December 31, 2009, Waterloo had a total population of 29,573. The total area is 21.03 km² which gives a population density of 1,407 inhabitants per km²...
- Braine-l'AlleudBraine-l'AlleudBraine-l'Alleud is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant, about 20 kilometers south of Brussels. The Braine-l'Alleud municipality includes the former municipalities of Braine-l'Alleud proper, Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac, and Lillois-Witterzée. It also includes...
- Lillois
- NivellesNivellesNivelles is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. The Nivelles municipality includes the old communes of Baulers, Bornival, Thines, and Monstreux....
- Obaix-Buzet
- LuttreLuttreLuttre is a small village in Wallonia, Belgium, about 50 km south of Brussels along the Charleroi-Brussels Canal, railway line and motorway. Its name means crystal clear water...
- Courcelles-Motte
- RouxRoux, BelgiumRoux is a small town in the Hainaut province of Belgium. In 1976 it was incorporated into the larger municipality of Charleroi....
- Marchienne-au-PontMarchienne-au-PontMarchienne-au-Pont is a section of the Belgian town of Charleroi within the Walloon region in the Province of Hainaut. It was a commune of its own before the merge of the communes in 1977, when it had a population of 17,000.-Sights:...
- Charleroi-SouthCharleroi-South railway stationThe Charleroi-South pre-metro station, simply known as South on network maps, was opened in 1976. Along with Vilette, Sud was the first station to enter service on the Charleroi pre-metro...