Brussels Central Station
Brussels-Central railway station is a railway and metro station in central Brussels, Belgium. It is the second busiest railway station in Belgium and one of three principal railway stations in Brussels, together with Brussels-South and Brussels-North.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Brussels, Belgium
- Also known as: “Brussels Central”, “Brussels Central/Centraal”, “Brussels-Centraal”, “Brussels-Central”, “Brussels-Central railway station”, “Brussels-Central/Centraal”, “Bruxelles-Central - Brussel-Centraal”, “Central Station”, “Central/Centraal Station”, and “station Bruxelles-Central/Brussel-Centraal”
- Wheelchair access: limited
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grand Place and Manneken Pis.
Grand Place
Square
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The Grand-Place or Grote Markt is the central square of Brussels, Belgium. It is surrounded by opulent Baroque guildhalls of the former Guilds of Brussels and two larger edifices: the city's Flamboyant Town Hall, and the neo-Gothic King's House or Bread House building, housing the Brussels City Museum. Grand Place is situated 340 metres northwest of Brussels Central Station.
Manneken Pis
Photo: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Manneken Pis is a landmark 55.5 cm bronze fountain sculpture in central Brussels, Belgium, depicting a puer mingens: a nude boy urinating into the fountain's basin. Manneken Pis is situated 490 metres west of Brussels Central Station.
Royal Library of Belgium
Library
Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Royal Library of Belgium is the national library of Belgium. The institution owns several collections of historical importance, like the Library of the Dukes of Burgundy, and is the depository for all books ever published in Belgium or abroad by Belgian authors. Royal Library of Belgium is situated 240 metres south of Brussels Central Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pentagon and Royal Quarter.
Pentagon
Photo: Hullie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pentagon is the historical center of Brussels. It derives its name from the pentagonal shape of the inner beltway that surrounds the area. The Pentagon of Brussels encompasses many charming and beautiful attractions, with deeply ornate buildings on the Grand-Place/Grote Markt, and a fish-and-crustacean overdose of St.
Royal Quarter
Neighborhood
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The Royal Quarter is a quarter in the historic upper town of Brussels, Belgium. It is situated between Brussels Park, the Royal Palace, the Mont des Arts/Kunstberg and the Sablon/Zavel. It is an excellent example of 18th-century urban architecture.
Brussels Central Station
- Categories: central station, underground railway station, underground station, station, and transportation
- Location: Brussels, Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.84546° or 50° 50′ 44″ northLongitude
4.35699° or 4° 21′ 25″ eastElevation
40 metres (131 feet)Operator
NMBS/SNCBOpen location code
9F26R9W4+5QOpenStreetMap ID
node 3266203405OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
6948595Wikidata ID
Q800588
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Brussels Central Station” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بروكسل المركزية”
- Arabic: “محطة بروكسل المركزية”
- Basque: “Bruselako geltoki zentrala”
- Bavarian: “Bauhnhof Bruxelles-Central/Brussel-Centraal”
- Chinese: “布鲁塞尔中央站”
- Chinese: “布鲁塞尔中央车站”
- Czech: “Brusel centrální nádraží”
- Czech: “Stanice Bruxelles-Central”
- Danish: “Bruxelles-Central”
- Dutch: “Brussel Centraal”
- Dutch: “Brussel-Centraal”
- Dutch: “Centraal station van Brussel”
- Dutch: “Centraal station”
- Dutch: “Station Brussel-Centraal”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة بروكسل المركزيه”
- Esperanto: “Stacidomo Bruselo Cenra”
- French: “Bruxelles Central”
- French: “Bruxelles-Central”
- French: “gare centrale de Bruxelles”
- French: “gare de Bruxelles-Central”
- French: “Gare de Bruxelles-Central”
- German: “Bahnhof Brüssel Hauptbahnhof”
- German: “Bahnhof Brussel-Centraal”
- German: “Bahnhof Brüssel-Central”
- German: “Bahnhof Bruxelles-Central”
- German: “Bahnhof Bruxelles-Central/Brussel-Centraal”
- German: “Brüssel Zentralbahnhof”
- German: “Brussel-Centraal”
- German: “Bruxelles-Central”
- Hungarian: “Brussel-Centraal”
- Hungarian: “Bruxelles-Central”
- Italian: “stazione di Bruxelles Centrale”
- Italian: “Stazione di Bruxelles Centrale”
- Japanese: “ブリュッセル中央駅”
- Korean: “브뤼셀 센트랄역”
- Luxembourgish: “Gare Bréissel-Central”
- Luxembourgish: “Gare Bréissel-Centrale”
- Luxembourgish: “Gare Bruxelles-Central”
- Luxembourgish: “Gare Centrale vu Bréissel”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bruxelles-Central”
- Polish: “Brussel-Centraal”
- Polish: “Bruxelles Central”
- Polish: “Bruxelles-Central/Brussel-Centraal”
- Portuguese: “Estação Central de Bruxelas”
- Portuguese: “Gare Centrale (Metro de Bruxelas)”
- Slovenian: “železniška postaja Bruxelles-Central”
- Spanish: “Estacion Central de Bruselas”
- Spanish: “Estación Central de Bruselas”
- Urdu: “برسلز-سینٹرل ریلوے اسٹیشن”
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