Brussels-South railway station

Summary

Brussels-South railway station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.2% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (806 views/month, #38 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Brussels-South railway station is located in Saint-Gilles^[3].
• Brussels-South railway station is in the country of Belgium^[4].
• Brussels-South railway station's transport network is recorded as Brussels S Train^[5].
• Brussels-South railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[6].
• Brussels-South railway station's instance of is recorded as border train station^[7].
• Brussels-South railway station's connecting line is recorded as North–South connection^[8].
• Brussels-South railway station's connecting line is recorded as High Speed Line 1^[9].
• Brussels-South railway station's connecting line is recorded as line 124^[10].
• Brussels-South railway station's connecting line is recorded as line 28 (Infrabel)^[11].
• Brussels-South railway station's connecting line is recorded as line 96 (Infrabel)^[12].
• Brussels-South railway station's connecting line is recorded as line 50A (Infrabel)^[13].
• Brussels-South railway station's architect is recorded as Auguste Payen^[14].
• Brussels-South railway station is owned by Infrabel^[15].
• Brussels-South railway station is operated by NMBS/SNCB^[16].
• Southern France is named after Brussels-South railway station^[17].
• Bogaard Monastery is named after Brussels-South railway station^[18].
• Brussels-South railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Brussels-Chapel Station^[19].
• Brussels-South railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Forest-East railway station^[20].
• Brussels-South railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Brussels-West railway station^[21].
• Brussels-South railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Forest-South railway station^[22].
• Brussels-South railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Brussels-Central railway station^[23].
• Brussels-South railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Anderlecht railway station^[24].
• Brussels-South railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Halle railway station^[25].
• Brussels-South railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Brussels-Central railway station^[26].
• Brussels-South railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Brussels-Central railway station^[27].

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Geography

Brussels-South railway station is in the country of Belgium^[4]. It is located in Saint-Gilles^[3]. Part of include Belgium–Germany border^[28], a border^[29], in Belgium^[30]; Belgium–Netherlands border^[31], a border^[32], in Belgium^[33]; Belgium–France border^[34], a border^[35], in Belgium^[36]; and Belgium–United Kingdom border^[37], a border^[38], in Belgium^[39].

Physical Characteristics

Brussels-South railway station sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+26'}^[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[6] and border train station^[7].

History and Context

Brussels-South railway station is owned by Infrabel^[15]. Things named after include Southern France^[17], a region^[41], in France^[42] and Bogaard Monastery^[18], a beghard monastery^[43], in Belgium^[44].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Brussels-South railway station include Gare du Midi/Zuidstation^[45], a metro station^[46], in Belgium^[47].

Why It Matters

Brussels-South railway station ranks in the top 0.2% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (806 views/month, #38 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for it include Gare du Midi/Zuidstation^[45], a metro station^[46], in Belgium^[47].