Tienen railway station

Tienen
Railway Station
Tienen railway station
Location	Tienen, Flemish Brabant Belgium
Coordinates	50°48′29″N 4°55′33″E / 50.80806°N 4.92583°E / 50.80806; 4.92583Coordinates: 50°48′29″N 4°55′33″E / 50.80806°N 4.92583°E / 50.80806; 4.92583
Owned by	Infrabel
Operated by	National Railway Company of Belgium
Line(s)	36 (Brussels-Liège)
Platforms	5
Tracks	5
Other information
Station code	FTNN
Website	http://www.belgianrail.be/en/stations-and-train/search-a-station/4/tienen.aspx
History
Opened	22 September 1837 (1837-09-22)
Traffic

Passengers (2014)	4,033
Location
Tienen Tienen (Belgium)

A view of the platforms at the station.

Tienen (French: Gare de Tirlemont) is a railway station in the town of Tienen, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The station opened on 22 September 1837 and is located on line 36. The train services are operated by National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS).

The station building dates from 1841 and is the oldest station building in Belgium that is still in existence.

Tienen used to be located on 22 (to Diest) and 142 (to Namur). These two lines were closed between 1967 and 1990 and are now cycle routes.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

Intercity services (IC-03) Knokke/Blankenberge - Bruges - Ghent - Brussels - Leuven - Hasselt - Genk
Intercity services (IC-14) Quiévrain - Mons - Braine-le-Comte - Brussels - Leuven - Liege (weekdays)
Intercity services (IC-29) De Panne - Ghent - Aalst - Brussels - Brussels Airport - Leuven - Landen

Preceding station	NMBS	Following station
Leuven toward Blankenberge and Knokke	IC 03	Landen toward Genk
Leuven toward Quiévrain	IC 14 weekdays	Landen toward Liège-Guillemins
Vertrijk toward De Panne	IC 29	Ezemaal toward Landen

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