Landen railway station

50°44′52″N 5°04′46″E / 50.74778°N 5.07944°E / 50.74778; 5.07944Owned byInfrabelOperated byNational Railway Company of BelgiumLine(s)21 (Landen-Hasselt)
36 (Brussels-Liège)Platforms5Other informationStation codeFLDWebsitehttp://www.belgianrail.be/en/stations-and-train/search-a-station/4/landen.aspxHistoryOpened2 April 1838; 186 years ago (1838-04-02)Passengers20142,994

Location
Landen Location within Belgium

Landen is a railway station in the town of Landen, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The station opened on 2 April 1838 and is located on lines 21 and 36. The train services are operated by National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS).

Landen used to be located on 127 (to Statte) and 147 (to Tamines).

On 19 February 2016 a train ran away from a platform at Landen railway station after the driver left the cabin to inspect the train's mechanics. The train started moving in the direction of Tienen railway station and was stopped 30 minutes and 12 km later by a driver who jumped in the train's cab.^[1] No passengers were on the train during the incident.^[2]

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

• Intercity services (IC-03) Blankenberge - Bruges - Ghent - Brussels - Leuven - Hasselt - Genk
• Intercity services (IC-14) Quiévrain - Mons - Braine-le-Comte - Brussels - Leuven - Liege (weekdays)
• Intercity services (IC-29) De Panne - Ghent - Aalst - Brussels - Brussels Airport - Leuven - Landen
• Local services (L-21) Landen - Waremme - Liege (weekends)

Preceding station	NMBS/SNCB			Following station
Tienen towards Blankenberge or Knokke		IC 03		Sint-Truiden towards Genk
Tienen towards Quiévrain		IC 14 weekdays		Waremme towards Liège-Guillemins
Neerwinden towards De Panne		IC 29		Terminus
Terminus		L 21 weekends		Waremme towards Liège-Guillemins

References

External links

• Media related to Landen train station at Wikimedia Commons