List of railway lines in Belgium
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Current lines used by passenger trains
- Line 0: Brussels-North - Brussels-South
- HSL 1HSL 1The HSL 1 is a Belgian high speed rail line which connects Brussels with LGV Nord at the border with France. It is long with 71 km of dedicated high-speed tracks and 17 km of modernised lines. Service began on 14 December 1997....
: France - Brussels-South - HSL 2HSL 2The HSL 2 is a Belgian high-speed rail line between Leuven and Ans. long, all of it dedicated high-speed tracks, it began service on 15 December 2002. As a part of the Belgian railway network, its formal owner is the Railway Infrastructure Fund...
: Leuven - Ans (Liège) - HSL 3HSL 3The HSL 3 is a Belgian high-speed rail line. It connects Liège to the German border near Aachen. The line is long, of which are dedicated high-speed tracks....
: Liège-Guillemins - Aachen (Germany) - HSL 4HSL 4The HSL 4 is a Belgian high-speed rail line which connects Brussels to the Dutch border. 87 km long , it was scheduled for completion by 2007.Together with the HSL 1 to the French border and HSL-Zuid to Amsterdam, the line has shortened journeys between Brussels,...
: Antwerpen-Centraal - Breda (Netherlands) - Line 12Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railwayThe Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway is an important international railway line running from Antwerp in Belgium to Lage Zwaluwe in the Netherlands. The line was opened between 1854 and 1876...
: Antwerpen-Centraal - Roosendaal (Netherlands) - Line 13: Kontich - Lier
- Line 15Belgian railway line 15The Belgian railway line 15 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Antwerp with Hasselt. It was opened between 1855 and 1925. The total length of the line between the Drabstraat junction and the Zonhoven junction is 92.1 km...
: Antwerpen - Hasselt - Line 16: Lier - Aarschot
- Line 19: Mol - Weert (Netherlands)
- Line 21: Landen - Hasselt
- Line 21A: Hasselt - Genk
- Line 25Belgian railway line 25The Belgian railway line 25 is the oldest railway line in Belgium. It connects the main two cities in Belgium: Brussels and Antwerp. The section between Brussels and Mechelen was completed in on May 5, 1835 and was the first railroad in Belgium. On May 3, 1836, the second section was first opened...
: Brussels-North - Antwerpen-Centraal - Line 26Belgian railway line 26The Belgian railway line 26 is a railway line connecting Brussels to Halle in Belgium. It first opened on July 19, 1926, between the Schaerbeek and Watermael railway stations...
: Schaerbeek - Halle - Line 27: Brussels-North - Antwerpen
- Line 27B: Weerde - Mechelen-Nekkerspoel
- Line 28: Schaerbeek - Brussels-South
- Line 29: Herentals - Turnhout
- Line 34: Hasselt - Liège-Guillemins
- Line 35: Leuven - Hasselt
- Line 36Belgian railway line 36The Belgian railway line 36 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Brussels to Liège. Completed in 1866, the line runs 99,3 km. Trains running between Brussels and Aachen in Germany use that line up to Liège, and then line 37 between Liège and the German border, the last stop in Belgium being...
: Brussels-North - Liège-Guillemins - Line 36C: Zaventem - Brussels Airport
- Line 37Belgian railway line 37The Belgian railway line 37 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Liège to Aachen in Germany. Completed in 1843, the line runs 47.4 km in Belgium. and another 6.8 km in Germany...
: Liège-Guillemins - Aachen (Germany) - Line 40Liège–Maastricht railwayThe Liège–Maastricht railway is a railway line running from Liège in Belgium to Maastricht in the Netherlands. The line was opened in 1861.-Stations:...
: Liège-Guillemins - Maastricht (Netherlands) - Line 42: Rivage - Gouvy
- Line 43: Angleur (Liège) - Marloie
- Line 44: Pepinster - Spa-Géronstère
- Line 49: Welkenraedt - Eupen
- Line 50Belgian railway line 50The Belgian railway line 50 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Brussels to Ghent. The first section between Gent and Schellebelle was finished in 1837, offering a connection to Brussels through Dendermonde and Mechelen. The section between Schellebelle and Brussels was completed May 1, 1856. A...
: Brussels-North - Gent-Sint-Pieters - Line 50ABelgian railway line 50AThe Belgian railway line 50A is a railway line in Belgium connecting Brussels with Ostend through Ghent and Bruges. The section between Ghent and Ostend was completed in 1838. The section between Ghent and Brussels was opened between 1923 and 1933, offering a faster connection than the existing...
: Brussels-South - Oostende - Line 51: Bruges - Blankenberge
- Line 51A: Bruges - Zeebrugge
- Line 51B: Bruges - Knokke
- Line 52: Antwerp - Dendermonde
- Line 53: Schellebelle - Leuven
- Line 54: Mechelen - Sint-Niklaas
- Line 57: Dendermonde - Lokeren
- Line 58: Ghent - Maldegem
- Line 59Belgian railway line 59The Belgian railway line 59 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Antwerp with Ghent. It was opened between 1844 and 1847. Until 1970, the eastern terminus of the railway was a station on the left bank of the river Scheldt, opposite the city centre of Antwerp. Since 1970, the railway is connected...
: Antwerp - Ghent - Line 60: Jette - Dendermonde
- Line 66: Bruges - Kortrijk
- Line 69: Kortrijk - Poperinge
- Line 73: Deinze - De Panne
- Line 75Belgian railway line 75The Belgian railway line 75 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Ghent with Kortrijk and the French border near Mouscron. It was opened between 1839 and 1842...
: Ghent - Lille (France) - Line 75A: Mouscron - Tournai
- Line 78: Saint-Ghislain - Tournai
- Line 82: Aalst - Zottegem
- Line 86: Ronse - De Pinte
- Line 89: Kortrijk - Denderleeuw
- Line 90: Denderleeuw - Jurbise
- Line 94Belgian railway line 94The Belgian railway line 94 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Halle with Tournai and the French border near Baisieux. Beyond Baisieux the line continues to the French city Lille...
: Halle - Lille (France) - Line 96Belgian railway line 96The Belgian railway line 96 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Brussels to Quévy at the French border. A French railway line then connects Quévy to Paris, which forms the old Brussels-Paris railway line. The line is used by TGV, Thalys and Eurostar between Brussels and Lembeek. The first...
: Brussels-South - Quévy - Line 97: Mons - Quiévrain
- Line 108: La Louvière - Binche
- Line 112: La Louvière - Charleroi
- Line 116: La Louvière - Manage
- Line 117: Luttre - Braine-le-Comte
- Line 118: La Louvière - Mons
- Line 122: Melle - Geraardsbergen
- Line 123: Geraardsbergen - Enghien
- Line 124Belgian railway line 124The 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....
: Brussels-South - Charleroi-South - Line 125Belgian railway line 125The Belgian railway line 125 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Liège and Namur. Completed in 1851, the line runs 59.5 km. It runs along the northern bank of the river Meuse.-Stations:The main interchange stations on line 125 are:...
: Namur - Liège-Guillemins - Line 130Belgian railway line 130The Belgian railway line 130 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Namur and Charleroi. Completed in 1843, the line runs 36.6 km. It runs along the river Sambre, crossing it several times.-Stations:The main interchange stations on line 130 are:...
: Namur - Charleroi-South - Line 130ABelgian railway line 130AThe Belgian railway line 130A is a railway line in Belgium connecting Charleroi with the French border near Erquelinnes. Completed in 1852, the line runs 29.3 km. It runs along the river Sambre, crossing it several times. Beyond Erquelinnes, a French railway line continues towards Jeumont,...
: Charleroi-South - Jeumont (France) - Line 132: Mariembourg - Charleroi-South
- Line 134: Mariembourg - Couvin
- Line 139: Leuven - Ottignies
- Line 140: Ottignies - Charleroi-South
- Line 144: Gembloux - Jemeppe-sur-Sambre
- Line 154: Namur - Dinant
- Line 161Belgian railway line 161Belgian railway line 161 is the railway line connecting the Belgian capital city Brussels to Namur. The line first opened on August 12, 1854 between the Brussels-Luxembourg and La Hulpe railway stations, and was completed on October 23, 1856....
: Brussels-North - Namur - Line 161D: Ottignies - Louvain-la-Neuve
- Line 162Belgian railway line 162The Belgian railway line 162 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Namur to the Luxembourg border at Sterpenich . Completed in 1859, the line runs 146.8 km...
: Namur - Luxembourg - Line 165: Libramont - Athus
- Line 166: Dinant - Bertrix
- Line 167: Arlon - Athus