Namur railway station

The first railway connection to Namur was inaugurated in 1843, when the Belgian State Railways (''Chemins de fer de l'État Belge'') opened an indirect line from Brussels to Charleroi (via Braine-le-Comte), continuing to Namur. In 1850, the inaugurated line 125, connecting Namur to Liège. In 1856, a third company reached Namur () with a direct link to Brussels with line 161. Two years later, the company opened line 162 Namur–Arlon–Luxembourg. In 1862, the created line 154 Namur–Dinant. The current station building was inaugurated in 1864. In 1869, the Belgian State Railways put into service a sixth line (142) connecting Namur to Tienen; line 142 was completely closed in 1988. At the end of the 1990s, the passenger building was restored and enlarged by a slab covering the tracks. The station was served by a daily Thalys high-speed rail service to Paris between 1998 and 31 March 2015. With the commissioning of the Schuman-Josaphat tunnel in Brussels on 3 April 2016, Namur obtained a direct link with Brussels Airport. ==Train services==

The station is served by the following services: • Intercity services (IC-16) Brussels – Namur – Arlon – Luxembourg • Intercity services (IC-17) Brussels Airport – Brussels-Luxembourg – Namur – Dinant (weekdays) • Intercity services (IC-17) Brussels – Namur – Dinant (weekends) • Intercity services (IC-18) Brussels – Namur – Liege (weekdays) • Intercity services (IC-19) Lille – Tournai – Saint-Ghislain – Mons – Charleroi – Namur • Intercity services (IC-25) Mons – Charleroi – Namur – Huy – Liege (weekdays) • Intercity services (IC-25) Mouscron – Tournai – Saint-Ghislain – Mons – Charleroi – Namur – Huy – Liege – Liers (weekends) • Intercity services (K82) Maubeuge – Charleroi – Namur • Local services (L-01) Namur – Huy – Liège • Local services (L-08) Ottignies – Gembloux – Namur • Local services (L-11) Namur – Dinant – Bertrix – Libramont • Local services (L-14) Ottignies – Fleurus – Charleroi – Tamines – Namur – Jambes • Local services (L-16) Namur – Assesse (- Ciney) In addition to the above services, additional peak time trains are scheduled on weekdays (mornings and end of afternoons). ==Gallery==

File:Station Namen Perron.jpg|View of the platforms and tracks File:Station Namen Naam.jpg|Place name sign on a platform ==See also==