Belgian railway line 96
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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 and Eurostar trains between Brussels and Lembeek.
The first section of line 96 opened in 1840 between Brussels and Tubize.[1] The final section between Hautmont and the Belgian-French border was opened in 1858.[2]
The following stations are located on this line:
- Brussels-South
- Forest-South
- Ruisbroek
- Lot
- Buizingen
- Halle
- Lembeek
- Tubize
- Hennuyères
- Braine-le-Comte
- Soignies
- Neufvilles
- Masnuy-Saint-Pierre
- Jurbise
- Erbisoeul
- Ghlin
- Mons
- Cuesmes
- Frameries
- Genly
- Quévy
Accidents
[edit]In 2010, two trains collided on the line 96, near Halle train station, causing 19 deaths.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ligne 96: Bruxelles-Midi - Quévy - (F)". Belrail.be (in French). 9 August 2007.
- ^ Direction Générale des Ponts et Chaussées et des Chemins de Fer (1869). Statistique centrale des chemins de fer. Chemins de fer français. Situation au 31 décembre 1869 (in French). Paris: Ministère des Travaux Publics. pp. 146–160.
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