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North–South connection

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Between 2018 and 2019, the North–South connection's tunnel was renovated to improve ventilation and smoke extraction in the event of a fire. The six-lane underground tunnel, separated by the pillars supporting the vault, was transformed into a tunnel with three openings separated by walls provided
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The Brunfaut family was closely involved in the construction of the North–South connection. In 1947, Fernand Brunfaut became president of the National Bureau of the North–South connection. The same year, the construction of Brussels-Central was entrusted to his son, Maxime Brunfaut, following the
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The line is not used by freight trains; the only non-passenger trains allowed on this line are the rare trains performing infrastructure maintenance on the North–South connection itself. To avoid further congestion, all freight traffic crossing between the north and south of Brussels is routed
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with fire doors at regular intervals (an operation carried out by walling the openings between the pillars). The ends of the platforms of Brussels-Central station were also affected.
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have an additional stop at Brussels North. International trains, other than high-speed trains, terminating in Brussels-South, are the thrice-weekly
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All regular national (inter-city and local) trains that use the line stop at North, Central and South stations. The international high-speed
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The idea of an underground railway line linking the two stations was first suggested in the 1860s, as part of a proposal for the
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The North–South connection was also selected as the main motif of a very high value collectors' coin: the Belgian
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Brunfaut's : progressive architecture. Fernand, Gaston, Maxime Brunfaut: a family of modernist architects
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Three new intermediate stations were constructed along the route to serve the city centre. Two of them,
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During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Brussels was served by two main railway stations:
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The northern end of the North–South connection's tunnel, just south of Brussels-North, near the
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sleepers to and from Austria (stopping at South and North stations) and the hourly
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The stations Brussels-North and Brussels-South are also linked by the
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The stations on the North–South connection, from north to south, are:
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services stop only at the international terminal of Brussels-South.
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50th Anniversary of the North–South connection commemorative coin
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Plaque at Brussels-Central commemorating the opening (panel 2)
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The southern end of the North–South connection's tunnel, at
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Closeup of the medallion bearing Fernand Brunfaut's image
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in relation to other Brussels railway and metro lines
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Index

North–South line (disambiguation)

Brussels-North railway station
Brussels-South railway station
SNCB/NMBS
tracks
Track gauge
standard gauge
Electrification
3 kV DC
Legend
Line 25
Antwerp
Liège
Halle
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Line 50
Ghent
Line 161
Namur
Brussels-North
Brussels-Congress
Brussels-Central
Brussels-Chapel
Brussels-South
Schaarbeek
Line 124
Charleroi
Line 50A
Ostend

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