Brussels-North railway station

railway station in Brussels, Belgium
Place railway_station Q660792
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Summary

Brussels-North railway station is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.69% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,435 views/month, #129 of 18,574).[2]

Key Facts

  • Brussels-North railway station is located in Schaerbeek[3].
  • Brussels-North railway station is located in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode[4].
  • Brussels-North railway station is in the country of Belgium[5].
  • Brussels-North railway station's transport network is recorded as Brussels S Train[6].
  • Brussels-North railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station[7].
  • Brussels-North railway station's connecting line is recorded as line 36 (Infrabel)[8].
  • Brussels-North railway station's connecting line is recorded as North–South connection[9].
  • Brussels-North railway station's connecting line is recorded as line 25 (Infrabel)[10].
  • Brussels-North railway station's connecting line is recorded as line 27 (Infrabel)[11].
  • Brussels-North railway station's connecting line is recorded as line 50 (Infrabel)[12].
  • Brussels-North railway station's architect is recorded as Paul Saintenoy[13].
  • Brussels-North railway station's architect is recorded as Jacques Saintenoy[14].
  • Brussels-North railway station's architect is recorded as Jean Hendrickx[15].
  • Brussels-North railway station is owned by Infrabel[16].
  • Brussels-North railway station is operated by NMBS/SNCB[17].
  • Brussels is named after Brussels-North railway station[18].
  • north is named after Brussels-North railway station[19].
  • Brussels-North railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Schaarbeek railway station[20].
  • Brussels-North railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Brussels-Congress station[21].
  • Brussels-North railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Brussels-Schuman Station[22].
  • Brussels-North railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Tour and Taxis railway station[23].
  • Brussels-North railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Royal railway station[24].
  • Brussels-North railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Brussels-Central railway station[25].
  • Brussels-North railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Bockstael railway station[26].
  • Brussels-North railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Brussels-Central railway station[27].

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Geography

Brussels-North railway station is in the country of Belgium[5]. Located in include Schaerbeek[3], a municipality of Belgium[28], in Belgium[29], founded in 1800[30] and Saint-Josse-ten-Noode[4], a municipality of Belgium[31], in Belgium[32].

Physical Characteristics

Brussels-North railway station sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+29'}[33].

Designation and Status

Brussels-North railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station[7].

History and Context

1952 marks the founding of Brussels-North railway station[34]. It is owned by Infrabel[16]. Things named after include Brussels[18], a big city[35], in Belgium[36], founded in 1795[37] and north[19], a cardinal direction[38].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Brussels-North railway station include Gare du Nord/Noordstation[39], a tram stop[40], in Belgium[41].

Why It Matters

Brussels-North railway station ranks in the top 0.69% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,435 views/month, #129 of 18,574).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Entities named for it include Gare du Nord/Noordstation[39], a tram stop[40], in Belgium[41].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → —
    Adjacent station → Schaarbeek railway station, Brussels-Congress station, Brussels-Schuman Station +5
    Coordinates → —
    Architect → Paul Saintenoy, Jacques Saintenoy, Jean Hendrickx
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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