North–South connection

The North–South connection (French: Jonction Nord-Midi, Dutch: Noord-Zuidverbinding) is a railway link of national and international importance through central Brussels, Belgium, that connects the major railway stations in the city. It is line 0 (zero) of the Belgian rail network. With 1200 trains a day, it is the busiest railway line in Belgium and the busiest railway tunnel in the world. It has six tracks and is used for passenger trains, or rarely for a maintenance train when work is to be done on the railway infrastructure inside the North–South connection itself, but not for freight trains. It is partially underground (around Brussels-Central railway station) and partially raised above street level.

Not to be confused with the North–South Axis used by trams.
Not to be confused with the section of the Kapiti Line in New Zealand see North–South Junction.

Brussels North–South connection
The North–South connection (bold black)
in relation to other Brussels railway and metro lines
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleBelgium
Termini
Service
Operator(s)SNCB/NMBS
History
Opened1952
Technical
Line length3.8 km (2.4 mi)
Number of trackssix tracks
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC
Route map
km
Line 25 to Antwerp,
Liège and Halle
Line 50
to Ghent
│
Line 161
to Namur
0.0
 Brussels-North
0.7
 Brussels-Congress
1.3
 Brussels-Central
2.0
 Brussels-Chapel
2.6
 Brussels-South
to Schaarbeek
Line 124 to Charleroi
Line 50A to Ostend
Line 96 to Mons
and Paris
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