🇧🇪 Antwerp

Major

#1 Most Beautiful Train Stations in the World

Quick Facts

Country	🇧🇪
Type	Major
Coordinates	51.215527, 4.421005
Timezone	Europe/Brussels
Connections	778
UIC Code	8821006

About Antwerp

Antwerpen-Centraal is one of the most architecturally celebrated railway stations in Europe, renowned for its grand neo-Gothic facade and spectacular vaulted iron-and-glass roof, completed in 1905. It serves as the main intercity hub for Antwerp, with direct high-speed Thalys and Eurostar connections to Paris, London, and Amsterdam in addition to extensive domestic NMBS services. An extensive underground expansion in the early 2000s added two extra levels of tracks, allowing through-running services and significantly increasing the station's capacity.

Frequently Asked Questions

NMBS intercity trains run from Antwerpen-Centraal to Brussels-Midi roughly every 30 minutes, with the journey taking about 35 minutes. Thalys high-speed trains also depart here for Paris via Brussels, though they require a separate Thalys ticket.

Yes, Antwerpen-Centraal is served by pre-metro (tram underground) lines 2 and 15, accessible from the lower concourse. Surface trams and buses stop directly outside the grand facade on Koningin Astridplein.

Luggage lockers are available inside Antwerpen-Centraal on the concourse level. Given the station's popularity as a tourist destination in its own right, it is advisable to arrive early during peak travel periods as lockers can fill up.

Eurostar services to London St Pancras do call at Antwerpen-Centraal, offering a direct connection without changing in Brussels. Journey time to London is approximately two hours, and passengers must clear UK border checks at the station.

The station has a wide selection of restaurants, coffee shops, and a supermarket across its multiple underground and ground-floor levels. Ticket offices, self-service machines, and a tourist information desk are also on site, and the historic main hall is itself a top visitor attraction.

Operators

OBB

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Renfe

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SNCF

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DB

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