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Location notes
This is the main station of the capital of Belgium, Brussel.
The station has two names, because the city has two languages:
- Brussel Zuid (Dutch)
- Gare du Midi (French)
The station has two names, because the city has two languages:
- Brussel Zuid (Dutch)
- Gare du Midi (French)
Railway type and traffic
Passenger trains, High speed (ICE & Thalys), and Eurostar.
Freight is limited, but can pass by sometimes.
Environment
It is a big station with 22 platforms, and is a quite safe place, but watch out for pick-pockets.
Road directions
From Antwerpen:On the E19 follow to Schaerbeek Take the exit towards Centre / Centre from the E40. Continue on the N23. Take the R20 to the Avenue Fonsny / N265 in Saint-Gille.
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Brussel Zuid - Midi map co-ordinates
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Brussel Zuid - Midi map co-ordinates
Parking
There are parking places in the area but they are expensive.
Public transport
You can reach Brussel Zuid from all direction in Belgium and from the Netherlands, Germany,Luxembourg, England.
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Amenities
There are toilets are available (50 euro cents), restaurants, coffee shops, and there is also a supermarket.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Brussel Zuid - Midi
Streetmap links
Brussel Zuid - Midi general view map
Brussel Zuid - Midi close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Brussel Zuid - Midi
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Brussel Zuid - Midi
Googly map
Brussel Zuid - Midi general view map
Brussel Zuid - Midi close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Brussel Zuid - Midi
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Photographic notes
From platform 4 through to 21 you can take pictures in several directions. North side in the morning, south side mainly in the afternoon.
General views - All photographs © Andre Pronk unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north east
Fig 2 - Looking north east
Fig 3 - Looking south east
Disclaimer
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This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
