Namur is the main railway station serving Namur, Belgium. The station is used by 18,600 people every day which makes it the eighth busiest station in Belgium and the first in Wallonia.
The first station opened on 23 October 1843.
The first railway connection to Namur is inaugurated in 1843, when the Belgian State Railways (Chemins de fer de l'État Belge) opens an indirect line from Brussels to Charleroi (via Braine-le-Comte), continuing to Namur.
In 1850, the Compagnie du Nord-Belge inaugurates the line 125, connecting Namur to Liège.
In 1856, a third company reached Namur (Grande compagnie du Luxembourg) with a direct link to Brussels with line 161. Two years later, the company opened the line 162 Namur - Arlon - Luxembourg.
In 1862, the Nord-Belge creates the line 154 Namur - Dinant.
In 1864, inauguration of the actual main building.
In 1869, the Belgian state railway company puts into service a sixth line (142) connecting Namur to Tienen. It was completely closed in 1988.
The station was served by a daily Thalys high speed service to Paris between 1998 and 31 March 2015.
The station is served by the following services:
EuroCity services (IC-34) Brussels - Namur - Luxembourg - Strasbourg - Mulhouse - Basel
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)
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).
