Belgian railway line 26

Belgian railway line 26
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Belgium
Termini	Schaarbeek railway station Halle railway station
Operation
Opened	1926-1930
Operator(s)	National Railway Company of Belgium
Technical
Line length	28 km (17 mi)
Number of tracks	double track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3 kV DC
Route map Legend Line from Brussels-North 0.0 Schaarbeek Line to Leuven Line to Antwerp from Vilvoorde Line Brussels–Leuven 4.0 Haren 4.7 Bordet 6.1 Evere 8.6 Meiser 9.9 Merode 11.2 Delta Line Brussels–Namur 14.7 Boondael 15.3 Vivier d'Oie 16.2 Saint-Job Line Brussels–Charleroi 19.7 Moensberg 21.4 Beersel 24.6 Huizingen Line from Brussels 28.6 Halle Line to Mons

The Belgian railway line 26 is a railway line connecting Brussels to Halle in Belgium. It first opened on July 19, 1926, between Schaerbeek and Watermael railway stations. The line was completed on January 3, 1930.^[1]

Today most trains using the line travel between Halle and Vilvoorde (and not to Schaerbeek).

The line serves the following stations:

• Schaerbeek
• Haren
• Bordet
• Evere
• Schaerbeek-Josaphat
• Meiser
• Merode
• Delta
• Boondael
• Vivier d’Oie / Diesdelle
• Saint-Job
• Moensberg
• Beersel
• Huizingen
• Halle

Schaerbeek-Josaphat is no longer an operational station.

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