Antwerpen-Zuid railway station

Antwerpen-Zuid
Railway Station
Postcard of 1911, Old station
General information
LocationAntwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Coordinates51°11′51″N 4°23′28″E / 51.19750°N 4.39111°E / 51.19750; 4.39111
Owned byNational Railway Company of Belgium
Line(s)52, 59
Platforms4
Tracks4
History
Opened10 July 1878

Antwerpen-Zuid (English: Antwerp South) is a railway station in the south of the city of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. The old station opened on 10 July 1878 (goods) on the Lines 52 (1894) and 25A (1907). The old station building was demolished in 1965 and replaced with a stop in 1970 on the new through railway under the Scheldt river on the line 59. In 2006, the Butterfly Palace, designed by the Richard Rogers Partnership, was built on the location of the old station. It houses the Antwerp Law Courts.

Train services

The following services currently the serve the station:

  • Intercity services (IC-02) Ostend - Bruges - Gent - Sint-Niklaas - Antwerpen
  • Intercity services (IC-28) Gent - Sint-Niklaas - Antwerp (weekdays)
  • Local services (L-22) Puurs - Antwerp - Essen - Roosendaal (weekdays)
  • Local services (L-30) Lokeren - Antwerp
Preceding station NMBS/SNCB Following station
Beveren
towards Oostende
 IC 02 Antwerpen-Berchem
towards Antwerpen-Centraal
Sint-Niklaas
towards De Panne
 IC 28
Hoboken-Polder
towards Puurs
 L 22
 Antwerpen-Berchem
towards Roosendaal
Zwijndrecht (B)
towards Lokeren
 L 30 Antwerpen-Berchem
towards Antwerpen-Centraal

Tram services

Tram lines 4 and 10 serve the station, tram line 1 terminates at the nearby Zuid transport hub. All trams are operated by De Lijn.

Bus services

Bus services 13, 14, 180, 181, 182, 183, 290, 295, 298 and 500 serve the station, these are operated by De Lijn.