query: where is the thalys train station in brussels?

title: Brussels-North railway station

text: Brussels-North railway station Brussels-North (, ) is one of the three major railway stations in Brussels; the other two are Brussels Central and Brussels South. The station's bilingual French-Dutch name is generally translated to "Brussels North". Every regular domestic and international train (except Thalys) passing here has a planned stop. Brussels North is the end point of the underground tram north-south axis and an important node of MIVB/STIB and De Lijn bus lines. More than 30 regional bus lines depart from here, as do international Eurolines coach services. The station has 200,000 passengers per week, mainly commuters. It opens up

title: Brussels National Airport railway station

text: Brussels National Airport railway station Brussels Airport - Zaventem is a railway station located beneath Brussels Airport, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The station opened in 1958 on Line 36C; in 2012, the new Line 25N was added. The train services are operated by National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB). The station was opened in 1958 in the old airport building, mainly for the universal exposition in Brussels. With the opening of a new airport terminal in 1994, the railway station was moved in 1998 to a new location inside the new building. Following the opening of the new Diabolo project, the

title: Brussels-West station

text: the Brussels Metro. With the completion of the loop of the line 2 and the reorganisation of the Brussels metro network in April 2009, all Brussels metro lines now serve the station. The station also connects with tram and bus, and the new Jacques Brel bus and metro depot has been built very near to it. Since its rebuilding in 2009, the West station is becoming a main multimodal transport hub in western Brussels which will gain importance in the framework of the Brussels RER development. The station is served by the following service(s): On the metro network, the station

title: Iris (train)

text: Iris (train) The Iris is an express train that links Brussels Midi/Zuid in Brussels, Belgium, with Chur station in Chur, Switzerland. Introduced in 1974, the train is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB), the Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois (CFL), the French National Railway Corporation (SNCF) and the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS). It is named after a flower, the Yellow Iris ("Iris pseudacorus"), which was widespread in the Zenne/Senne valley, where Brussels is located. Initially, the "Iris" was a first-class-only Trans Europ Express (TEE). In 1981, it became a two-class InterCity (IC), and on 31 May 1987, it

title: Brussels bombings

text: the suicide bombers had detonated nail bombs. Another explosion took place just over an hour later in the middle carriage of a three-carriage train at Maalbeek metro station, located near the European Commission headquarters in the centre of Brussels, from Brussels Airport. The explosion occurred at 09:11 CET. The train was travelling on line 5 towards the city centre, and was pulling out of Maalbeek station when the bomb exploded. The driver immediately stopped the train and helped to evacuate the passengers. The Brussels Metro was subsequently shut down at 09:27. In the bombings, 35 people, including three suicide bombers,

title: Parc metro station (Brussels)

text: Parc metro station (Brussels) Parc/Park station is a station on the Brussels Metro, is located beneath the Brussels Park in the center of Brussels. It is served by lines 1 and 5. The station was opened on 17 December 1969, as a premetro station, and became a heavy metro station in 1976 serving lines 1A and 1B. It has one entrance, at the intersection of Rue Royale and Rue de la Loi, two of the main roads of the City of Brussels. Several places of interest other than the park itself lie near this station: the Royal Palace, the house

title: Brussels-Luxembourg railway station

text: via Brussels-Luxembourg station. There may be a further metro line running south-west from the station to serve Ixelles, Chaussee de Waterloo, and Vanderkindere. In this case, the station would become one of the major transfer points of the Brussels metro system. The plan also hopes to make the railway stations of the city more inter-connected, allowing for easier transfers from Gare du Midi, Schuman station, and Luxembourg. The station is served by the following service(s): Brussels-Luxembourg railway station Brussels-Luxembourg railway station (, ) is a station in the European Quarter of Brussels under the Esplanade of the European Parliament (part

title: Parc metro station (Brussels)

text: shield. This was done as a test; most parts of the Brussels Metro have been built using open construction methods. Parc metro station (Brussels) Parc/Park station is a station on the Brussels Metro, is located beneath the Brussels Park in the center of Brussels. It is served by lines 1 and 5. The station was opened on 17 December 1969, as a premetro station, and became a heavy metro station in 1976 serving lines 1A and 1B. It has one entrance, at the intersection of Rue Royale and Rue de la Loi, two of the main roads of the City

title: Oostende railway station

text: François Mansart and the Louis XVI of France style. The station was served by a daily Thalys high speed service to Paris between 1998 and 31 March 2015. The Ostend station is a major hub on the NMBS network with frequent InterCity trains serving Brugge railway station, Gent-Sint-Pieters, Brussels South and Liège-Guillemins on Belgian railway line 50A. Connecting InterCity trains run to Antwerpen and Kortrijk. The station is served by the following services: Ostend is a major hub on the Kusttram which is the coastal tramway run by De Lijn. To encourage cycling the station has an extensive number of

title: Brussels-Luxembourg railway station

text: owned and operated by National Railway Company of Belgium. The same architect consortium responsible for the Parliament, Atelier Espace Léopold, were responsible for the station's redesign. Brussels-Luxembourg is scheduled to become an important hub on the new Brussels RER network. According to its 2004 planning document, STIB, the Brussels transportation authority, has long term plans to open a Brussels metro stop at the station. There is congestion along the main metro route running through the European quarter, and there are too many transfers being made at Arts-Loi station. To relieve this, a branch would be directed from Merode to Troon,

title: Brussels Metro line 2

text: Brussels Metro line 2 Line 2 on the Brussels Metro is a rapid transit line in Brussels, Belgium operated by STIB/MIVB. It exists in its current form since April 4, 2009, when the section between Delacroix metro station and Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation was opened, which allowed to close the loop from and to Simonis metro station. The configuration of the Simonis metro station though does not allow trains on the line 2 to be able to perform the loop several consecutive times in the same direction, i.e. a train running clockwise from Simonis will have to run counterclockwise afterwards. The

title: Mons railway station

text: Mons railway station Mons is a railway station in the French speaking town of Mons, Wallonia, Belgium. The station opened on 19 December 1841 on the Lines 96, 97 and 118. The train services are operated by National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB). The station was served by a daily Thalys high speed service to Paris between 1998 and 31 March 2015. The station is served by the following services: Work is currently underway to replace the 1950s Station Building, designed by a local architect, with a new structure designed by Santiago Calatrava, said to be inspired by a swooping

title: Brussels-South railway station

text: connected to the "/" station of the Brussels Metro system. A station known as "Station des Bogards"/"Bogaardenstation" existed from 1840, near the Place Rouppe/Rouppeplein 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 it was demolished. A new monumental station designed by architect Auguste Payen opened in 1869, a short distance south of the original site. Payen's terminal station was itself demolished in 1949 and replaced on its present site by a through station, as part of

title: Transport in Brussels

text: and ICE high speed train services. The first Brussels bus ran in 1907 from the Brussels Stock Exchange to the Ixelles city hall. The bus network in Brussels now comprise 360 km of bus line by day and 112 km by night as of 2008, and service the 19 municipalities of Brussels. Buses operated by the Walloon (TEC) and Flemish (De Lijn) public transport companies also run in Brussels in order to allow Walloon and Flemish people to go to the capital city. Brussels has the most congested traffic in North America and Europe according to US traffic information platform

title: 2015 Thalys train attack

text: time of his arrest. A spokesman for the Belgian Federal Prosecutor's Office announced on 22 August that they had launched an investigation into the attempted attack. They consider that Belgium is involved due to the heavily armed perpetrator having boarded the train at Brussels-South railway station. At the initiative of the French National Railway's President, Guillaume Pepy, an internal investigation was launched by Thalys in order to shed light on the sequence of events during the attack. On 18 September, Thalys published an internal report about the assault. French actor Jean-Hugues Anglade, who was traveling in the last car before

title: Thalys

text: schedule went into effect. On 12 April 2014, Thalys started a regular service between Lille Europe and Amsterdam Centraal. At the end of March 2015, Thalys dropped the Paris – Oostende and the Paris – Brussels – Mons – Charleroi – Namur – Liège routes, due to the lack of funding from the Belgian government. On 30 March 2015, Thalys became a train company (named THI Factory), and operates since under its own train operator certificate. Starting from 13 December 2015, service in Germany is extended to Dortmund. Beyond Brussels, the main cities Thalys trains reach are Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amsterdam,

title: Thalys

text: Thalys Thalys (French: ) is a French-Belgian high-speed train operator originally built around the LGV Nord high-speed line between Paris and Brussels. This track is shared with Eurostar trains that go from Paris, Brussels or Amsterdam to London via Lille and the Channel Tunnel and with French domestic TGV trains. Thalys serves Amsterdam (via the HSL-Zuid, a service part of NS International) and Cologne as well. Its system is managed by Thalys International — 62% SNCF, 28% NMBS/SNCB, and 10% Deutsche Bahn — and operated by THI Factory — 60% SNCF, 40% NMBS/SNCB. Before Thalys, there had been an express

title: Thalys

text: including free WiFi or a luggage storage service. For business travelers, a fully equipped meeting room is available for up to six people. Thalys uses two models of trains, both of which are part of the TGV ("train à grande vitesse") family of high-speed trains built by Alstom in France. Thalys Thalys (French: ) is a French-Belgian high-speed train operator originally built around the LGV Nord high-speed line between Paris and Brussels. This track is shared with Eurostar trains that go from Paris, Brussels or Amsterdam to London via Lille and the Channel Tunnel and with French domestic TGV trains.

title: Thalys

text: market. A large segment of Thalys's total sales and income comes from the connection between Paris and Brussels. Unlike many national train companies, Thalys does not allow children below 12 years old to travel alone. Since 24 August 2010, there has been a supplement of €7 to Thalys (as well as other international high speed tickets) tickets bought at SNCB/NMBS ticket offices at train stations. This is due to a reduction of a sales fee paid by Thalys and Eurostar to the Belgian rail company. Thalys trains are wheelchair-accessible, with assistance of the train staff. Bicycles are not allowed on

title: Brussels

text: Region has three main train stations: Brussels-South, Central and North, which are the busiest of the country. Brussels-South is also served by direct high-speed rail links: to London by Eurostar trains via the Channel Tunnel (1hr 51min); to Amsterdam by Thalys and "InterCity" connections; to Amsterdam, Paris (1hr 50min and 1hr 25min respectively ), and Cologne by Thalys; and to Cologne (2hr 59min) and Frankfurt (3hr 16min) by the German ICE. The train rails in Brussels go underground, near the centre, through the North–South connection, with the Brussels-Central station also being largely underground. The tunnel itself is only six tracks

title: Thalys

text: After installation and testing, Thalys began operating on HSL 3 on 13 December 2009. For the same reasons, Thalys started operating on the HSL 4/HSL-Zuid high-speed line between Antwerp and Amsterdam 13 December 2009, two years after the line's construction. Since 29 August 2011, one return journey to Cologne has been extended to Essen Hauptbahnhof, and since 30 October 2011, one return journey to Brussels had been extended to Brussels National Airport. In June 2013, Deutsche Bahn stopped selling Thalys tickets, and began a plan to exit from Thalys capital. Thalys has served Düsseldorf Airport station since the winter 2013

title: Thalys

text: first train left Paris using the LGV Nord until it reached Belgium, taking 2:07 hours to Brussels and 4:47 hours to Amsterdam. In 1997, the Belgian HSL 1 line, allowing 300 km/h and running from the French border to the outskirts of Brussels, was completed for service. On 14 December 1997 the first Thalys train from Paris to Brussels ran on the HSL 1, reducing travel time to 1:25 hours. At the same time service commenced to Cologne and Aachen in Germany, and Bruges, Charleroi, Ghent, Mons, Namur and Ostend in Belgium. On 19 December 1998 the Thalys Neige service

title: Thalys

text: the station) there has been a Thalys Store & More since October 22, 2012. It acts as a normal travel agency with the above restrictions and makes a surcharge even for own trains. Further outlets of Thalys Store & More exist in the main station Aachen as well as beside the main station Düsseldorf (Bertha-von-Suttner-Platz, south entrance). Thalys operates its own lounges in Brussels, Cologne, Aachen and Paris. Opened on 9 July 2015, the newest lounge on Gare du Nord, located on Rue de Dunkerque, offers travelers with a valid Thalys the Card (Thalys Loyalty Program) a variety of services,

title: Transport in Brussels

text: 2000s with the extension of existing lines from 131 km in 2007 to 133 km in 2008. The Infrabel railway network has a total of eight lines used by passenger trains, which lie partly of completely within the region of Brussels. Those lines serve a total of 29 railway stations in Brussels, all of which offer a correspondence with one or more STIB bus, tram and/or metro lines. This system is planned to be upgraded to the Brussels RER. The Brussels-South railway station is a major station on the European High Speed train network, being served by TGV, Thalys, Eurostar

title: Thalys

text: running on the new HSL 2 in Belgium. In 2003, services started to Brussels Airport and the Thalys Nuits d’Été service to Marne-la-Vallée. Deutsche Bahn purchased 10% of the company in 2007. Beginning 14 June 2009 the journey between Brussels and Cologne was shortened by 19 minutes when the new high speed line HSL 3 between Liège and Aachen opened using Deutsche Bahn's thrice-daily ICE trains running between Brussels and Frankfurt. HSL 3 was completed in 2007, but Thalys trains had not yet been equipped with the European Train Control System (ETCS) signalling equipment necessary to use the new line.

title: 2015 Thalys train attack

text: of the engine car to no avail. Anglade's claims were denied by the Thalys corporation and he later acknowledged that the two crew members who locked themselves in the engine car with a handful of passengers were not Thalys employees but contractors from a catering company. He added, "The French conductor and the other Thalys employee present in the coach where the assault took place showed ... heroic behavior." Agnès Ogier, director-general of Thalys, defended the train employees, who she said "have fulfilled their duty" and were unaware the terrorist had been subdued. She also reported that a male employee

title: Thalys

text: Liège, Aachen and Cologne. Trains to these destinations run partly on dedicated high-speed tracks, and partly on conventional tracks shared with normal-speed trains. The high-speed lines used by Thalys are HSL 1 between Paris and Brussels, HSL 4/HSL-Zuid between Antwerp and Amsterdam, and the HSL 2 and HSL 3 between Brussels and Aachen. For its seasonal operations within France, other high-speed lines are used. Plans to continue the line past Cologne to Frankfurt had to be abandoned, because the Thalys train sets are very inefficient under Germany's 15 kV electric system and thus unable to operate at full speed on

title: 2015 Thalys train attack

text: Stone, Alek Skarlatos playing themselves. 2015 Thalys train attack On 21 August 2015, a man opened fire on a Thalys train on its way from Amsterdam to Paris before his assault rifle jammed, and he was subdued by passengers. Four people were injured, including the assailant. French police believe the incident to be an Islamist terrorist attack, although the attorney for the accused said that robbery was his only intent. French, American, and British passengers confronted the attacker; they received France's highest decoration, the Legion of Honour, and some received other honours, as well. Thalys passenger train 9364 bound from

title: 2015 Thalys train attack

text: 2015 Thalys train attack On 21 August 2015, a man opened fire on a Thalys train on its way from Amsterdam to Paris before his assault rifle jammed, and he was subdued by passengers. Four people were injured, including the assailant. French police believe the incident to be an Islamist terrorist attack, although the attorney for the accused said that robbery was his only intent. French, American, and British passengers confronted the attacker; they received France's highest decoration, the Legion of Honour, and some received other honours, as well. Thalys passenger train 9364 bound from Amsterdam to Paris just crossed

title: SNCF TGV Thalys PBKA

text: km/h on these trains in Germany. Seventeen trains were ordered: nine by SNCB/NMBS, six by SNCF and two by NS. Deutsche Bahn contributed to financing two of the SNCB sets. SNCF TGV Thalys PBKA The Thalys PBKA is a high-speed train derived from the French TGV. It operates the Thalys service between Paris, Brussels, Cologne () and Amsterdam, forming the abbreviation PBKA. Unlike Thalys PBA sets, the PBKA sets were built exclusively for the Thalys service. Their motor cars are technologically similar to those of TGV Duplex sets, but the trains do not feature bi-level carriages. They have eight carriages

title: SNCF TGV Thalys PBKA

text: SNCF TGV Thalys PBKA The Thalys PBKA is a high-speed train derived from the French TGV. It operates the Thalys service between Paris, Brussels, Cologne () and Amsterdam, forming the abbreviation PBKA. Unlike Thalys PBA sets, the PBKA sets were built exclusively for the Thalys service. Their motor cars are technologically similar to those of TGV Duplex sets, but the trains do not feature bi-level carriages. They have eight carriages and are 200 m (656 ft) long, weighing a total of 385 tonnes. They have a capacity of 377 seats. All of the trains are quadri-current, capable of operating under

title: Thalys

text: started to the ski resorts of Tarentaise Valley and Bourg-Saint-Maurice. In May 1999, the new high-speed line serving Charles de Gaulle Airport opened, and Thalys started direct services from the Airport to Brussels, including codeshare agreements with Air France, American Airlines and Northwest Airlines. On 28 November 1999, the company changed its name to Thalys International. In 2000, Thalys started a daily Service between Brussels and Geneva. "Thalys Soleil" started offering direct connections to the Provence, initially to Valence, and extended to Avignon and Marseille in 2002. Service between Brussels and Cologne was improved in December 2002 when trains began

title: Thalys

text: sharing agreement with Thalys for rail service from Charles de Gaulle airport to Brussels-South. The airline alliance SkyTeam also has a code sharing agreement with Thalys for rail service connecting its hub Amsterdam Schiphol Airport with Antwerp-Centraal and Bruxelles Midi/Brussel Zuid. Indian carrier Jet Airways has formed a codeshare agreement with the Thalys rail service between Brussels and Paris. Thalys targets a passenger market in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. The percentage of income coming from different routes demonstrates on which routes the company is most used: 52% of customers are from the leisure market; 48% from the business

title: Brussels Airport

text: Station, where international connections are offered by Eurostar (to London), Thalys (to Amsterdam, Avignon, Cologne, Essen, Lille, Marseille, Paris and Valence), ICE (to Cologne and Frankfurt), and Eurocity (to Basel, Bern, Chur, Luxembourg and Zürich). A direct train link with Leuven was opened on 12 December 2005. A direct link with Antwerp and Mechelen via the so-called Diabolo line was opened for public service on 10 June 2012. The Diabolo project is a public-private partnership. It has been decided that all rail passengers to the Brussels National Airport railway station pay a "Diabolo supplement" to finance the ongoing and planned

title: Thalys

text: the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line. Journeys from Brussels (Brussels-South) to Paris ("Gare du Nord") are normally 1 hour, 22 minutes, for a distance of approximately . Peak speed is on a dedicated high-speed railway track, which is electrified at 25 kV AC OHLE. The "ligne à grande vitesse" (LGV) link with Charles de Gaulle Airport allowed Air France to withdraw its air service between Paris and Brussels; instead, Air France books seats on Thalys trains. Thalys has been given the IATA designator 2H. This is used in conjunction with American Airlines and Delta Air Lines. American Airlines has a code

title: Thalys

text: Thalys, unless disassembled or packed in special wrap. Folding bikes are allowed. Due to the departure of Deutsche Bahn, the distribution of Thalys tickets was discontinued by the railway on June 9, 2013. Tickets are still available on the train (25 euros surcharge), by phone at Thalys itself for the same periods as the Internet sales (see below), the French (SNCF), the Dutch (NS) and the Belgian State Railways (NMBS / SNCB), some travel agencies (also with surcharge) and on the Internet up to three months in advance. At Cologne Central Station (in the building opposite the main entrance of

title: Thalys

text: rail service between Paris and Brussels since 1924 on the train service l'Étoile du Nord. In the 1970s it connected the two cities in around 2 hours 30 minutes. The decision to build a high-speed railway between Paris, Brussels, Cologne and Amsterdam was made in 1987. On 28 January 1993, SNCF, SNCB/NMBS, Nederlandse Spoorwegen and Deutsche Bundesbahn (which became part of Deutsche Bahn in 1994) signed an agreement to operate the axis jointly through the brand Thalys, and in 1995 Westrail International was created by the French and Belgian national railways to operate the services. On 4 June 1996 the

title: The Luxembourg Station in Brussels

text: The Luxembourg Station in Brussels The Luxembourg Station in Brussels is a 1903 painting by Henri Ottmann. It's displayed at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. In the Salon of Free Aesthetics, Brussels, 1903, Henri Ottmann for the first time exhibited three views of the Luxembourg station, picturing one weather condition for each view: wind, frost and fog. It is probable that the painting was one of these three. The point of view is from a bridge which shadows the crossing train tracks. The signal stands just behind the frame, the painting shows its top. This motif is similar to Claude

title: High-speed rail in Europe

text: and Berlin (Rail Baltica), and between Lyon and Budapest, were promoted. Belgium's rail network is served by four high-speed train operators: Thalys, Eurostar, ICE and TGV trains. All of them serve Brussels South (Midi) station, Belgium's largest railway station. Thalys trains, which are a variant of the French TGV, operate between Belgium, Germany (Dortmund), the Netherlands (Amsterdam) and France (Paris). Since 2007, Eurostar has connected Brussels to London St Pancras, before which, trains connected to London Waterloo. The German ICE operates between Brussels, Liège and Frankfurt Hbf. The HSL 1 is a Belgian high-speed railway line which connects Brussels with

title: Brussels-Congress railway station

text: Brussels-Congress railway station Brussels Congress is a train stop on the North-South connection in the city of Brussels, Belgium. It is located on the Pachecolaan. Opened in 1952, it served as a train station for 50 years. In 2002 the ticket offices closed and it was downgraded to a train stop. With only few passengers a day using Brussels Congress plans were being made to close it completely. However up to now (May 2017) none have been executed. Brussels Congress opened as a station in 1952 as part of the subterranean North-South connection. It served as a ventilation shaft for

title: Brussels-Congress railway station

text: The first train departs at 06:22 AM and the last train leaves Brussels Congress at 06:49 PM. During morning rush hour a maximum of four trains per hour stop in the direction of Brussels Central Station and five trains in the direction of Brussels North. During evening rush hour five trains stop at Brussels Congress per hour in the direction of Brussels Central Station and only three in the direction of Brussels North. During the rest of the day only two trains in each direction stop here per hour. The station is served by the following service(s): Brussels-Congress railway station

title: Brussels-North railway station

text: to the Noordruimte/Espace Nord business district and is a starting place for inner-city visits. The station is located in the municipality of Schaerbeek in Brussels, in the middle of the Northern Quarter business district, with several corporation headquarters such as Belgacom Towers, Rogier Tower and others, government offices and Flemish ministries. Just next to the station is Aarschot Street, an area of prostitution "behind windows". The first station in Brussels was Groendreef / Allée Verte, where in 1835 the first train on a public railway departed on the European continent. This was replaced in March 1846 by the first Brussels-North

title: Halle train collision

text: of its high-speed trains in the area at the time to alternative stations. It cancelled all of its services, including trains to Amsterdam and Cologne. A limited Thalys service between Brussels and Paris resumed on the evening of 16 February, with trains leaving from Brussels passing on the single usable track at Buizingen, while trains from Paris were diverted via Ghent. Thalys services between Brussels and Cologne resumed on 17 February. Other TGV services from France to Brussels terminated at Lille-Flandres, just before the Belgian border and the last station before Brussels-South that can accommodate high-speed trains in normal service.

title: Brussels-Chapel railway station

text: Brussels-Chapel railway station Brussels-Chapel (, ) is a railway station on the North-South connection in the city of Brussels, Belgium. Despite its city centre location and the busy passing railway line, few trains stop here nowadays. It was opened in 1952, following construction of the North-South connection, between the stations of Brussels-Central and Brussels-South. It is situated in the Marollen district, and takes its name from the neighbouring Chapel Church. Also immediately opposite the station is St John Berchmans College. It is served by trains on the S1 line of the Brussels Regional Express Network. During the week, one train

title: Brussels tram route 23

text: its line number was altered to the lower regions, for those are the metro and so-called 'Chrono' tramlines. Tram 24 was also taken over completely by the newly formed tram 7. The tram route formed a half-circle from the south of Brussels to its north via the eastern part of the city. It used to start at the Brussels-South railway station, where Eurostar and Thalys trains from the United Kingdom and France arrive, but the route was later shortened to start at Vanderkindere. Tram route 24 followed the same rails as the 23 between Vanderkindere and Princess Elizabeth stops, where

title: 2015 Thalys train attack

text: metal detectors and body scans at all train stations, along with an increase in CCTV cameras inside trains. Three different official investigations have been launched by governmental authorities, one in France, another in Spain, and the third in Belgium. In addition, Thalys International has launched their own internal investigation. On 21 August, the anti-terrorist section of the French public prosecutor's office in Paris took over the investigation based on "the arms used, the events that unfolded, and the context." In view of the gravity of the acts he was accused of, the suspect was placed in custody for a period

title: Memling (train)

text: directions, departing around 6:45 p.m. On 30 May 1984 the TEE-service between Paris and Brussels was reduced to four daily trains in both directions, this meant the end for the "Memling" as TEE. The "Memling" returned into service at the start of the EuroCity network on the link between Ostend and Cologne, the original route of the TEE Saphir. The "Memling" was replaced by Thalys on 13 December 1997. Memling (train) The Memling was an express train that linked Gare du Nord in Paris, France, with Brussel Zuid in Brussels, Belgium. The train was named after Belgian painter Hans Memling.

title: The Luxembourg Station in Brussels

text: Monet’s "Track signals outside Saint-Lazare station", 1877 (Hanover, Lower Saxony State Museum). Ottmann was inspired by French Impressionists, particularly Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Picturing modern subjects in an ornamental way was one of the points of interest of Ottmann. The Luxembourg Station in Brussels The Luxembourg Station in Brussels is a 1903 painting by Henri Ottmann. It's displayed at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. In the Salon of Free Aesthetics, Brussels, 1903, Henri Ottmann for the first time exhibited three views of the Luxembourg station, picturing one weather condition for each view: wind, frost and fog. It is probable that the painting

title: Amsterdam

text: Bijlmer ArenA and Amsterdam Centraal. The stations for local services are: Lelylaan, RAI, Holendrecht, Muiderpoort and Science Park. Amsterdam Centraal is also an international railway station. From the station there are regular services to destinations such as Austria, Belarus, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Among these trains are international trains of the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (Amsterdam-Berlin), the Eurostar (Amsterdam-Brussels-London), Thalys (Amsterdam-Brussels-Paris/Lille), and InterCityExpress (Amsterdam–Cologne–Frankfurt). Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is less than 20 minutes by train from Amsterdam Centraal station and is served by domestic and international intercity trains, such as Thalys, Eurostar

text: potential as the airport station remained closed following the Brussels bombings. Train service to the airport station resumed on 22 April 2016, temporarily using the entrance/exit of the old airport station. On 8 June 2016, service via the regular station resumed. The station has direct services to most major Belgian cities, as well as a regular service to the Netherlands. The only major town that does not yet have a direct line to the airport is Liège. Passengers traveling to Liège can connect at Leuven station. The station is served by the following services: Brussels National Airport railway station Brussels

title: High-speed rail in Belgium

text: High-speed rail in Belgium Belgium's high-speed rail network provides mostly international connections from Brussels to France, Germany and The Netherlands. The high-speed network began with the opening of the HSL 1 to France in 1997, and since then high-speed lines have been extended towards Germany with HSL 2 in 2002, HSL 3 from Liège to the German border in 2009, and HSL 4 from Antwerp to the Dutch border in 2009. Four high-speed train services currently operate in Belgium: Thalys, Eurostar, InterCityExpress (ICE) and TGV. All operators stop in Brussels-South railway station, Belgium's largest train station. Some services also stop

title: High-speed rail in Belgium

title: Halle train collision

text: to adjacent tracks so those could be taken into service again. During those days, alternative bus services were provided between Halle station and Brussels-South station. After the damage to the adjacent tracks and overhead wiring was repaired, limited service could resume on those tracks. Because line 96 is also used by international high-speed trains leaving from Brussels for France and the United Kingdom until they can enter HSL 1 in Halle, international traffic was suspended as well and remained suspended through Tuesday 16 February. Thalys, a high-speed operator built around the line between Paris and Brussels, had to divert four

title: Transport in Brussels

text: accessed by highway (A201), train and bus and the Brussels-South Charleroi Airport located between Brussels and Charleroi in Gosselies, which can be accessed by highway (E19 then E420) or a private bus. The Taiwanese EVA Air provides private bus services from Saint-Gilles (Sint-Gillis) (near the Brussels-South (Midi) railway station) to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport for its Belgian customers going to and from Taipei and/or Bangkok on flights departing from/arriving to Schiphol. The service is co-operated with Reizen Lauwers NV. Brussels has its own port and is crossed by the Brussels-Charleroi Canal and the Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal. Brussels is characterised by a

title: Brussels Central Station

text: Brussels Central Station Brussels Central Station (, ) is a metro and railway station in central Brussels, Belgium. It is the second busiest railway station in Belgium and one of three principal railway stations in Brussels, together with Brussels-South and Brussels-North (See: List of railway stations in Belgium). First completed in 1952 after protracted delays caused by economic difficulties and war, it is the newest of Brussels' main rail hubs. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Brussels North and Brussels South were the primary railway stations in Brussels (Brussels North slowly supplanted the original Groendreef/Allée Verte Station near

title: 2015 Thalys train attack

text: Arras. Moogalian was airlifted to the University Hospital in Lille, while Stone was later treated for thumb and eye injuries and other wounds. The remaining passengers were taken to Arras, where they were searched and identified before being allowed to proceed to Paris. Ayoub El Khazzani (born 3 September 1989, also spelled El-Khazzani and el-Qazzani) from Morocco was identified as the assailant by French and Spanish authorities; he had boarded the train in Brussels. He carried no identification but was identified by his fingerprints. He had resided in Aubervilliers, Seine-Saint-Denis, France, since 2014. He was originally from Tétouan in northern

title: Brussels Central Station

text: the "Marché au bois/Houtmarkt". This was first opened as a premetro station on 17 December 1969 on the tram line between De Brouckère and Schuman. This premetro line was upgraded to full metro status on 20 September 1976 and today lies on the joint section of lines 1 and 5 that cross Brussels from east to west. Brussels Central Station Brussels Central Station (, ) is a metro and railway station in central Brussels, Belgium. It is the second busiest railway station in Belgium and one of three principal railway stations in Brussels, together with Brussels-South and Brussels-North (See: List

title: Schiphol Airport railway station

text: Centraal and Breda via Schiphol. Both trains use Schiphol - Antwerp high speed line. Reservations are obligatory to board Thalys. For Intercity direct to Breda a supplement is required for the High Speed stretch to Rotterdam. From December 2012 direct services from Schiphol to Hannover and Berlin ceased. Passengers could use a national Intercity service to Hilversum and change there for the Berlin service. From December 2014 a direct service restarted between Amsterdam and Brussels, following the failure of the Fyra. This service uses The Hague HS route. There are several types of train series in the Netherlands: The station

title: Schiphol Airport railway station

text: "Utrechtboog" opened on 12 March 2006. It connects two existing lines (Utrecht-Amsterdam Central Station and Schiphol-Weesp) and is located more or less between the stations "Amsterdam RAI" and "Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA" bypassing the Duivendrecht station. Passengers need not change trains at Duivendrecht anymore. During nighttime, an hourly service connects Schiphol with Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam, Delft, Leiden and The Hague between 1am and 5am. The high-speed trains Thalys and Intercity Direct call at Schiphol railway station. Thalys operates a service between Amsterdam Centraal, Schiphol, Rotterdam Centraal, Antwerp-Central, Brussels-South and Paris Gare du Nord or Lille. Intercity direct connects Amsterdam to Rotterdam

title: Brussels tram route 81

text: Brussels tram route 81 Tram route 81 in Brussels, Belgium is a tram route in the south of the city who connects the stop Marius Renard in the municipality of Anderlecht with the multimodal stop Montgomery station in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre. The route also crosses the municipalities of Saint-Gilles, Ixelles, the City of Brussels and Etterbeek. It has connections with metro stations in Saint-Guidon metro station, Brussels-South railway station (which also connects with the train), Merode station (which is also a train station) and Montgomery station. The route also crosses the major tram routes 3 and 4 at Horta. The route was

title: Liège-Guillemins railway station

text: costs were €312 million. Liège-Guillemins station is served by InterCity and InterRegio trains, connecting Liège with all major Belgian cities as well as several international destinations such as Aachen, Lille, and Maastricht. In addition to the national trains, Liège-Guillemins station welcomes Thalys and ICE trains, connecting Liège to Brussels, Paris, Aachen, Cologne and Frankfurt. Two new dedicated high-speed tracks were built: HSL 2 (Brussels-Liège) and HSL 3 (Liège-German border). There are also plans for Eurostar and ICE to link Liège directly to London. The station is served by the following services: The national trains to Brussels also use the high

title: Brussels-West station

text: Brussels-West station Brussels-West Station (, ) is a multimodal transport hub located in the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels. The station was initially opened in 1872 on the western orbital railroad of Brussels, line 28. It used to be an extensive goods yard, with the station building located close to the current location of Beekkant metro station. After closure of the goods yard, the platforms were moved south. The station was closed for passengers in 1984, but reopened in December 2009 in the framework of the Brussels RER project. From 1982 the station was also served by the line 1B of

title: Brussels-North railway station

text: station, designed by F. Coppens and situated on Rogier Place. It had 27 tracks. In 1952 a new Brussels-North station was built to link with the North-South Connection. The old station was razed in 1955. Brussels North has 12 platforms. These passenger lines join in the station: Few trains originate from Brussels North. Instead, most trains through Brussels depart from Brussel South, some from Schaarbeek. The station is served by the following services: Brussels-North railway station Brussels-North (, ) is one of the three major railway stations in Brussels; the other two are Brussels Central and Brussels South. The station's

title: Brussels tram route 81

text: Dover - Verzet - Sint-Guido - Meir - Ysaye - van Beethoven - Frans Hals - Vivèspark - Marius Renard. Brussels tram route 81 Tram route 81 in Brussels, Belgium is a tram route in the south of the city who connects the stop Marius Renard in the municipality of Anderlecht with the multimodal stop Montgomery station in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre. The route also crosses the municipalities of Saint-Gilles, Ixelles, the City of Brussels and Etterbeek. It has connections with metro stations in Saint-Guidon metro station, Brussels-South railway station (which also connects with the train), Merode station (which is also a train

title: Brussels-South railway station

text: Brussels-South railway station Brussels-South (, , 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 " /"; Dutch Railways announce the station as "Brussel Zuid/Midi". The station is also

title: Havana Central railway station

text: comfortable stainless-steel air-conditioned coaches bought from French Railways and now known as the "Tren Francés" (the French train). It runs daily at peak periods of the year (Summer season, Christmas & Easter), and on every second day at other times of the year. These coaches were originally used on the premier Trans Europ Express service between Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam before being replaced with high speed Thalys trains. They were shipped to the Cuban Railways System in 2001. It offers two classes of seating, basic leatherette "especial" and quite luxurious "primera especial". Havana Central railway station Havana Central (; the

title: Étoile du Nord (train)

text: two-class InterCity, but three years later, it was reclassified as one of the inaugural EuroCity trains. On 2 June 1996, it was replaced by an unnamed Thalys service. Étoile du Nord (train) The Étoile du Nord was an international express train. It linked Paris Nord in Paris, France, with Brussels, Belgium, and, for most of its existence, also with Amsterdam CS in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its name meant literally "Star of the North" (North Star), and alluded not only to its route heading north from Paris, but also to one of its original operators, the "Chemin de Fer du Nord".

title: HSL 1

text: €1.42 billion. The signalling system installed is the TVM-430 in-cab signalling system, the same as LGV Nord in France, and High Speed 1 in the UK. Trains leave Brussels-Midi station via a new viaduct completed in 2006 to separate high-speed services from local services. From there they use the traditional lines. At Forest/Vorst the train passes the depot where inspections of Thalys and Eurostar trains may be carried out. At Halle (km 13) the HST tracks split from the mainline and enters its own cut-and-cover section before crossing the Brussels–Charleroi Canal; at km 17 the high-speed line proper diverges from

title: Belgian railway line 96

text: train station, causing 19 deaths. Belgian railway line 96 The Belgian railway line 96 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Brussels to Quévy at the border with France. A railway line then connects Quévy to Paris, France, which forms the old Brussels-Paris railway line. The line is used by TGV, Thalys trains and Eurostar trains between Brussels and Lembeek. The first section of line 96 opened in 1840 between Brussels and Tubize. The final section between Hautmont and the Belgian-French border was opened in 1858. The following stations are located on this line: In 2010, two trains collided on

title: Brussels-Luxembourg railway station

text: Brussels-Luxembourg railway station Brussels-Luxembourg railway station (, ) is a station in the European Quarter of Brussels under the Esplanade of the European Parliament (part of the European Parliament complex in Brussels). The station was built between 1854 and 1855 by the Grande Compagnie de Luxembourg as part of the Brussels-Luxembourg railway line it was constructing. The station was built to service the new Leopold Quarter, hence its original name of Leopold Quarter station. The lead architect was Gustave Saintenoy. He designed it in a neo-classical style in keeping with the other buildings around Place de Luxembourg which were designed

title: Brussels-West station

text: is called "Gare de l'Ouest" in French and "Weststation" in Dutch. It is served by all metro lines (1-5 and 2-6). Changing between the two metro lines (1/5 and 2/6), is however, very cumbersome, requiring passengers to go up the escalator, leave the fare controlled area and cross the main railway line and down through a fare gate again. That change is better done at the next station, Beekkant. Brussels-West station Brussels-West Station (, ) is a multimodal transport hub located in the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels. The station was initially opened in 1872 on the western orbital railroad of

title: Brussels Central Station

text: War II. The building was completed according to Horta's plans by an architectural team led by Maxime Brunfaut, who expanded Horta's plan by adding a new train line to the national airport and several underground passageways for pedestrians. An Islamic jihadist attempted to detonate a bomb in the station in the June 2017 Brussels attack. The railway station has six tracks, served by three island platforms. These are underground, beneath the city blocks within the "Boulevard de l'Impératrice/Keizerinlaan" (Empress Avenue), "Rue de l'Infante Isabelle/Infante Isabella straat" (Princess Isabella St.), "Kantersteen" (square stone) and "Rue de la Putterie/Putterijstraat" (Puttery St.). The

title: 2015 Thalys train attack

text: which could be extended to 96 hours. According to the police, based on the modus operandi the attack resembled a terrorist attack. A Spanish police spokesman said that the suspect's parents' house in Algeciras had been searched. In the aftermath of the November 2015 attacks in Paris, it was reported that Abdelhamid Abaaoud was under investigation by French police as a possible link to the Thalys attack. On 14 February 2018, French police arrested a Moroccan citizen in Paris who was suspected of involvement in the attack. The man was travelling from his home in Spain to Belgium at the

title: 2015 Thalys train attack

text: firing a single shot and claimed to have no firearms training. However, authorities said that his explanations became less plausible with each questioning and that he had eventually stopped talking to investigators. On 23 August, Belgian authorities began investigating whether El Khazzani had an accomplice. French newspaper "" said that the gunman in the Thalys attack may have had connections to groups targeted by the Belgian counter-terror operation, and authorities are currently investigating the link. One of the gunmen in the 2015 Île-de-France attacks, Amedy Coulibaly, had purchased automatic weapons and a rocket launcher from Belgian gangs, allegedly in a

title: Iris (train)

text: was included in the then-new EuroCity (EC) network. , the "Iris" was one of two EuroCity train-pairs running daily between Brussels and Switzerland; the other was the "Vauban". The eastbound service was cut back to Brussels–Basel in December 2011; in December 2013 the latter was also cut back to start in Basel. The service is slated to be cut in two in Strasbourg sometime in 2016, when a TGV service Brussels–Strasbourg will be introduced. Iris (train) The Iris is an express train that links Brussels Midi/Zuid in Brussels, Belgium, with Chur station in Chur, Switzerland. Introduced in 1974, the train

title: Brussels-South railway station

text: South Charleroi Airport leaves from a stop located on Rue de France/Frankrijkstraat. The South Tower, the tallest building in Belgium, stands in front of the station's main exit (the crossroad of Avenue Fonsny/Fonsnylaan and Rue Couverte/Overdektestraat) and houses the Belgian Federal Pensions Service (FPS). Brussels-South railway station Brussels-South (, , 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

title: Brussels South Charleroi Airport

text: station. Also, a special bus (Airport Express – A) operates from the airport to Charleroi-South railway station. A combined bus and train ticket to any other Belgian railway station can be bought in the terminal. The airport is accessible by the highway from Brussels, Liège or Lille. Brussels South Charleroi Airport Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA), also called Charleroi Airport or rarely "Gosselies Airport", is an international airport, located in Gosselies, a part of the city of Charleroi in Wallonia (southern Belgium). The airport is north of Charleroi and south of central Brussels. In terms of passengers and aircraft movements,

title: Brussels-Congress railway station

text: use as a train stop. In 2009 the Belgian Railways counted 1187 people boarding at Brussels Congress every weekday. In 2010 this number was said to be 1499. Even though the number of passengers increased, it remains very low (... which is not astonishing, given that almost no train stops there). With the number of passengers being so low and several other transportation facilities being available in the vicinity, the Belgian Railways are thinking of closing the Brussels Congress train stop completely, this mainly to improve the accuracy of the trains on the North-South connection. However, no final decision has

title: Charleroi-South railway station

text: to enter service on the Charleroi pre-metro. Located at street level, "Sud" was a dead-end station until the opening of the last section of the central loop of the Charleroi metro, on February 27, 2012. The Charleroi-South bus station is the main TEC bus transfer point in Charleroi. An express bus line (line A) serves the Brussels South Charleroi Airport. Charleroi-South railway station Charleroi-South () is the main railway station serving Charleroi, Belgium. Charleroi-South is also the main TEC bus station in Charleroi, and a station of the Charleroi metro. The station was served by a daily Thalys high speed

title: Liège-Guillemins railway station

text: speed track at 200 km/h, while the Thalys and ICE can go up to 300 km/h (bring Brussels at only 39' minutes from Liège). Liège-Guillemins is also a transport hub for TEC Bus: more than 1620 buses, carrying 15,000 people, serve the station every day. It is one of the few railway stations in Europe directly connected to a motorway (E40-E25). The connection gives direct access to the 850-place parking structure, behind the station. No cycling path connection exists between the station and the city. Liège-Guillemins railway station Liège-Guillemins railway station is the main station of the city of Liège,

title: High-speed rail in Europe

text: Thalys and ICE trains only, as opposed to HSL 2 which is also used for fast internal InterCity services. The HSL 4 is a Belgian high-speed railway line which connects Brussels to the Dutch border. 87 km long (40 km dedicated high-speed tracks, 57 km modernised lines). HSL 4 is used by Thalys trains since 13 December 2009 and it will be used starting 2010 by fast internal InterCity trains. Between Brussels and Antwerp (47 km), trains travel at 160 km/h on the upgraded existing line (with the exception of a few segments where a speed limit of 120 km/h

title: IZY

text: IZY IZY () is a low-cost train service between Brussels and Paris. It is a brand of Thalys, which is jointly owned by the French and Belgian national rail companies SNCF (60%) and SNCB/NMBS (40%). It was announced on 1 March 2016, and the first services started on 3 April 2016. Based on the popular Ouigo train service by SNCF, Thalys began its own low-cost service to compete with increasingly popular international coach services such as Eurolines and Megabus, and car pooling services such as BlaBlaCar. IZY provides up to three services per day using two TGV high speed train

title: Antwerpen-Berchem railway station

text: Antwerpen-Berchem railway station Antwerpen-Berchem is a railway station in the south of the city of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. The station opened on and currently serves railway lines 25, 27, 27A and 59. 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 Antwerpen 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

title: Nazi Ghost Train

text: not the Allied POWs) at Klein-Eiland/La Petite-Ile station in Brussels, using the train instead to take troops back to Germany. Note that 'Ghost Train' is something of a misnomer since both the Germans and (especially) the Belgian railway workers knew exactly where the train was at all times. The train itself comprised thirty or so goods wagons formed up by the German SS troops at Bruxelles Midi Railway Station. It was occupied by 1,370 political prisoners and 41 Allied airmen from Saint-Gilles prison, and destined for prison camps in Germany. The train had been scheduled to leave in the early

title: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

text: Almere, Lelystad, Amsterdam Centraal, Utrecht Centraal, both The Hague Centraal and The Hague HS, Rotterdam Centraal, Eindhoven, 's-Hertogenbosch, Leeuwarden, Groningen, Amersfoort, Apeldoorn, Deventer, Enschede, Arnhem, Nijmegen and Heerlen. Schiphol is also a stop for the Thalys international high-speed train, connecting the airport directly to Antwerp, Brussels, Lille and Paris Gare du Nord, as well as to Bourg St Maurice (winter) and Marseille (summer). The Intercity-Brussel (also named "beneluxtrein") to Antwerp and Brussels stops 16x a day at the airport. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is also easily accessible by bus, as many services call or terminate at the bus station located outside

title: High-speed rail in Belgium

text: used by Thalys trains and fast internal InterCity and NS Hispeed train service is planned for 2012. Between Brussels and Antwerp (), trains travel at on the upgraded existing line (with the exception of a few segments where a speed limit of is imposed). At the E19/A12 motorway junction, trains leave the regular line to run on new dedicated high-speed tracks to the Dutch border () at . , which is part of the Diabolo project, is being built between Schaarbeek and Mechelen and is being constructed for a maximum speed of 220 km/h . There is also a project

title: Gare d'Avignon TGV

text: Spain: Barcelona, Madrid, Switzerland: Geneva, England: London and The Netherlands: Amsterdam (in summer). Additionally in the summer months Thalys provide services between Amsterdam and Brussels. Parts of the 2007 film "Mr Bean's Holiday" were shot at Gare d'Avignon. Gare d'Avignon TGV Avignon TGV (IATA: XZN) is a railway station located in Avignon, France. It was opened on 10 June 2001 and is located on the LGV Méditerranée high-speed line and Avignon-Centre–Avignon TGV railway. The train services are operated by the SNCF. The station is located 6 km south of the city centre. This station has two platforms for trains calling

title: Bruges

text: encourages the use of set routes leading to central car parks and direct exit routes. The car parks are convenient for the central commercial and tourist areas; they are not expensive. Bruges' main railway station is the focus of lines to the Belgian coast. It also provides at least hourly trains to all other major cities in Belgium, as well as to Lille, France. Further there are several regional and local trains. The main station is also a stop for the Thalys train Paris–Brussels–Ostend. Bus links to the centre are frequent, though the railway station is just a 10-minute walk

title: Train station

text: Train station A train station, railway station, railroad station, or depot (see below) is a railway facility or area where trains regularly stop to load or unload passengers or freight. It generally consists of at least one track-side platform and a station building (depot) providing such ancillary services as ticket sales and waiting rooms. If a station is on a single-track line, it often has a passing loop to facilitate traffic movements. The smallest stations are most often referred to as "stops" or, in some parts of the world, as "halts" (flag stops). Stations may be at ground level, underground,

title: Train station

text: they primarily handle containers. They are also known as container stations or terminals. Busiest Largest Highest Train station A train station, railway station, railroad station, or depot (see below) is a railway facility or area where trains regularly stop to load or unload passengers or freight. It generally consists of at least one track-side platform and a station building (depot) providing such ancillary services as ticket sales and waiting rooms. If a station is on a single-track line, it often has a passing loop to facilitate traffic movements. The smallest stations are most often referred to as "stops" or, in

title: Brussels-South railway station

text: bay platforms with no onward northbound connection. The station is served by the following services: The metro station, called "Gare du Midi/Zuidstation", opened in 1988 as (at that time) the final stop of metro line 2 from Simonis. Line 2 has since been extended beyond Brussels-South to Clemenceau in 1993, Delacroix in 2006, and Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation in 2009. Since 1993, the station also accommodates premetro (underground tram) services at separate platforms, with cross-platform interchange between metro and premetro in both directions. Since 23 July 2012, SNCF's international coach network, OUIBUS, has served Brussels South. A shuttle service to Brussels

title: IZY

text: stations such as Marne-la-Vallée for Paris, and Tourcoing for Lille. However, the IZY service does not use the same rail line as Thalys, but rather conventional older rail lines. For this reason it is more at risk of delays caused by other trains or factors on the rail system than the dedicated Thalys high speed line. IZY IZY () is a low-cost train service between Brussels and Paris. It is a brand of Thalys, which is jointly owned by the French and Belgian national rail companies SNCF (60%) and SNCB/NMBS (40%). It was announced on 1 March 2016, and the

title: Brussels Airport

text: before 8 pm) or line 21 (weekends and evenings after 8 pm) from platform C. Platform E is used by the Hotel Shuttles, offering shuttle services to several hotels near the area. Taxis are permanently available in front of the arrivals hall. Licensed taxis can be recognized by the blue and yellow emblem. The Airport Railway Station is located under the airport building at level −1. The train station has direct services to Antwerp, Brussels, De Panne, Ghent, Hasselt, Landen, Leuven, Mechelen, Nivelles and Quévy. At least four trains per hour serve the most used link to Brussels South Railway

text: station was extended in June 2012 to enhance the comfort and passengers experience. The trains arrive and leave from level -2, with ticket desks on level -1. Passengers can go to the different floors in the airport and railway station by using a set of escalators and elevators, a couple of meters away of the platforms. There is no dedicated car park but Brussels Airport carparks are available a short walk away, without any discount for rail customers. The railway station connects the airport directly to the main Brussels stations, including the international Brussels-South and centrally-located Brussels-Central stations. The railway

title: HSL 4

text: was used by Fyra until the cancellation of the service. It is also tentatively planned to be used by Eurostar e320 and DB Baureihe 407 trains. The high-speed HSL 4 begins just north of Antwerp (near Luchtbal), and runs 36 km where it meets the Dutch border. Though HSL4 begins in Antwerp, it is part of a Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam corridor. High speed trains like Thalys, upon departing Brussels for Amsterdam, first use the existing, conventional track, electrified at 3 kV DC. From Brussels South station, trains travel northwards through the Brussels-Central and Brussels-North stations. At Schaarbeek the line splits in two;

title: Brussels-Chapel railway station

text: an hour stops in each direction. There is no service at all later in the evenings or at weekends. The stopping trains generally use platforms 5 and 6, the easternmost pair of tracks. While few trains stop at the station nowadays, the buildings beneath the track level have found an alternative use. The "Recyclart" project, which started in 1997, is a social-cultural space with an urban, DIY feel. It puts on art exhibitions and concerts, provides workshop space to artists of many varieties, and offers food and drink. Brussels-Chapel railway station Brussels-Chapel (, ) is a railway station on the

title: EuroCity in Germany

text: provide international connections, but are classed as Intercity rather than Eurocity. This may be because the routes were former InterRegio services, or they only travel a short distance over the border. The ICE network has grown since its introduction, and there are now services to Aarhus, Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen, Interlaken, Paris, Vienna and Zurich. In addition, there are TGV and Thalys routes to Brussels, Paris and Marseille, as well as ÖBB's Railjet to Vienna and Budapest. With the December 2017 schedule change, a new train service between Frankfurt am Main and Milano Centrale was introduced and branded by Deutsche Bahn

title: Train station

text: operations. A "junction" is a station where two or more rail routes converge or diverge. It could be either a terminus or an en-route station. During a journey, the term station stop may be used in announcements, to differentiate a halt during which passengers may alight for another reason, such as a locomotive change. A railway stop is a spot along a railway line, usually between stations or at a seldom-used station, where passengers can board and exit the train. While a junction or interlocking usually divides two or more lines or routes, and thus has remotely or locally operated

title: 2015 Thalys train attack

text: the prophet" and that his Internet browsing history showed "clear evidence of terrorist intent." Prosecutors discovered the files on his phone, which they say he listened to immediately prior to the attack. Lawyer Sophie David was initially assigned to his case but no longer represents him. El Khazzani told her that he was homeless because his ID was stolen, that he slept in a Brussels park where he found a suitcase containing the rifle and the pistol, and that he had no intention to massacre the passengers but planned to rob them so that he could get food. He denies

title: Mechelen railway station

text: station is the large Mechelen Train Works, where trains receive maintenance and heavy works, such as refurbishment. The station has 10 platforms, the 4 on the east side are a few metres higher than the others. In 2012 a new high-speed railway (Line 25N) opened between Mechelen and Schaarbeek, in the north of Brussels. This line also links Mechelen with Brussels Airport. There are 2 new platforms planned at the station to accommodate extra trains from this line. In 2013 major plans to modernise and rebuild the station started. It is planned to build a car park underneath the station