General Information
| Other name(s): | Zuidstation Metro Station |
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| Completion: | 2 October 1988 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Below grade metro or light-rail station |
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| Structure: |
Underground structure |
Location
| Location: |
Saint-Gilles, Brussels-Capital, Belgium |
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| Part of: | |
| Coordinates: | 50° 50' 7" N 4° 20' 7" E |
Technical Information
There currently is no technical data available.
Excerpt from Wikipedia
Brussels-South (French:Bruxelles-Midi, Dutch:Brussel-Zuid, IATA code: ZYR) is one of the three major railway stations in Brussels (the other two are Brussels Central and Brussels North) and the busiest station in Belgium. It is located on the territory of the municipality of Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis.
The Brussels-Capital Region is bilingual; hence, both the French and Dutch names of the station are official. Outside Belgium, this often leads to the use of combined shorthands; for example in the Thomas Cook European Rail Timetable, Brussels-South is designated as BrusselsMidi/Zuid; Dutch Railways announce the station as Brussel Zuid/Midi.
The station is also connected to the Gare du Midi/Zuidstation station of the Brussels Metro system.
History
First station
A first station known as the Bogards/Bogaarden Station had existed, since 1840, near Rouppe Square in the southern part of the City of Brussels. The Belgian railway network grew rapidly during the second half of the 19th century, and the old station quickly became too small, so the authorities decided to demolish it. A new monumental station designed by architect Auguste Payen opened in 1869, a short distance south from the original site.
Second station
Payen's terminal station was itself demolished in 1949 and replaced on its present site by a transit station, as part of the North–South connection project. Most of the current buildings were erected between 1939 and 1954, in post-war modernist style, from plans by architects Adrien and Yvan Blomme and Fernand Petit. The rear part, built in front of Victor Horta Square, and designed in 1992 by architect Marc De Vreese, serves as a terminal for high-speed trains.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Brussels-South railway station" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
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