# Antwerpen-Berchem railway station

Antwerpen-Berchem railway station (Dutch: Station Antwerpen-Berchem; French: Gare d'Anvers-Berchem) is a railway station in Berchem, in the south of Antwerp, Belgium. The station opened on 1 March 1865 and currently serves railway lines 25, 27, 27A and 59. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB).

## History

From opening until 1975, the station was simply known as Berchem, later changing to Berchem (Antwerpen), at a time that international trains stopped here instead of Antwerpen Oost. In 1983, when Berchem and Antwerp became one city, the station was renamed Antwerpen-Berchem.
International Thalys and Benelux services (from Amsterdam to Brussels and Paris) stopped calling at this station, following the opening of the North-South tunnel under Antwerpen-Centraal. Since December 2014, the Benelux service (Amsterdam–Brussels) calls at the station again.

## Train services

The following services currently the serve the station:
* Intercity services (IC-02) Antwerp - Sint-Niklaas - Gent - Bruges - Ostend
* Intercity services (IC-04) Antwerp - Sint-Niklaas - Gent - Kortrijk - Poperinge/Lille
* Intercity services (IC-05) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Nivelles - Charleroi (weekdays)
* Intercity services (IC-08) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels Airport - Leuven - Hasselt
* Intercity services (IC-09) Antwerp - Lier - Aarschot - Leuven (weekdays)
* Intercity services (IC-09) Antwerp - Lier - Aarschot - Hasselt - Liege (weekends)
* Intercity services (IC-10) Antwerp - Mol - Hamont/Hasselt
* Intercity services (IC-22) Essen - Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels (weekdays)
* Intercity services (IC-22) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Binche (weekends)
* Intercity services (IC-28) Antwerp - Sint-Niklaas - Gent (weekdays)
* Intercity services (IC-30) Antwerp - Herentals - Turnhout
* Intercity services (IC-31) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Nivelles - Charleroi (weekends)
* Intercity services (IC-35) Amsterdam - The Hague - Rotterdam - Roosendaal - Antwerp - Brussels Airport - Brussels
* Local services (L-22) Roosendaal - Essen - Antwerp - Puurs (weekdays)
* Local services (L-23) Antwerp - Aarschot - Leuven
* Local services (L-24) Antwerp - Herentals - Mol (weekdays)
* Local services (L-30) Antwerp - Lokeren
* Brussels RER services (S1) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Waterloo - Nivelles (weekdays)
* Brussels RER services (S1) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels (weekends)
| Preceding station | NS International | NS International | NS International | Following station |
| Antwerpen-Centraaltowards Amsterdam Centraal | | Intercity Direct 9200 | | Mechelentowards Brussels-South |
| Preceding station | NMBS/SNCB | NMBS/SNCB | NMBS/SNCB | Following station |
| Antwerpen-CentraalTerminus | | IC 02 | | Antwerpen-Zuidtowards Oostende |
| Antwerpen-CentraalTerminus | | IC 04 | | Sint-Niklaastowards Lille-Flandres or Poperinge |
| Antwerpen-CentraalTerminus | | IC 05 | | Mechelentowards Charleroi-Sud |
| Antwerpen-CentraalTerminus | | IC 05 | | Mortsel-Oude-Godtowards Charleroi-Sud |
| Antwerpen-CentraalTerminus | | IC 08 | | Mechelentowards Hasselt |
| Antwerpen-CentraalTerminus | | IC 09weekdays, except holidays | | Liertowards Leuven |
| Antwerpen-CentraalTerminus | | IC 09weekends | | Liertowards Liège-Guillemins |
| Antwerpen-CentraalTerminus | | IC 10 | | Liertowards Hamont or Hasselt |
| Antwerpen-Centraaltowards Essen | | IC 22weekdays, except holidays | | Mortsel-Oude-Godtowards Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid |
| Antwerpen-CentraalTerminus | | IC 22weekends | | Mortsel-Oude-Godtowards Binche |
| Antwerpen-CentraalTerminus | | IC 28weekends | | Antwerpen-Zuidtowards Gent-Sint-Pieters |
| Antwerpen-CentraalTerminus | | IC 30 | | Liertowards Turnhout |
| Antwerpen-CentraalTerminus | | IC 31 | | Mechelentowards Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid |
| Antwerpen-Centraaltowards Roosendaal | | L 22weekdays | | Antwerpen-Zuidtowards Puurs |
| Antwerpen-CentraalTerminus | | L 23 | | Mortseltowards Leuven |
| Antwerpen-CentraalTerminus | | L 24weekdays | | Mortseltowards Mol |
| Antwerpen-CentraalTerminus | | L 30 | | Antwerpen-Zuidtowards Lokeren |
| Antwerpen-CentraalTerminus | | S 1weekdays | | Mortseltowards Nivelles |
| Antwerpen-CentraalTerminus | | S 1weekends | | Mortsel-Deurnesteenwegtowards Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid |

## Tram services

Tram lines 4, 9 and 11 serve the station, these are operated by De Lijn.

## Bus services

Bus services 20, 21, 30, 32, 38, 51, 52, 53, 90, 91, 92, 93, 298, 420, 421 and 422 serve the station, these are operated by De Lijn.