Belgian railway line 96

The Belgian railway line 96 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Brussels to Quévy at the border with France. A railway line then connects Quévy to Paris, France, which forms the old Brussels-Paris railway line. The line is used by TGV, Thalys trains and Eurostar trains between Brussels and Lembeek.

Belgian railway line 96
A freight train on line 96 in 1982
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Belgium
Termini	Brussels-South railway station Mons railway station
Service
Operator(s)	National Railway Company of Belgium
History
Opened	1840-1858
Technical
Line length	85 km (53 mi)
Number of tracks	double track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3 kV DC
Route map Line from Brussels-North 0.0 Brussels-South to Schaerbeek Line to Charleroi Line to Ostend 3.9 Forest-South 6.0 Ruisbroek 9.1 Lot 11.1 Buizingen Line from Schaerbeek 13.6 Halle Line to Tournai 16.0 Lembeek HSL 1 to Paris freight line to Clabecq 18.7 Tubize freight line to Quenast 23.7 Hennuyères 29.6 Braine-le-Comte to Luttre 35.8 Soignies 41.1 Neufvilles 44.8 Masnuy-Saint-Pierre to Ath 48.6 Jurbise 51.6 Erbisœul 54.6 Ghlin from Charleroi 60.3 Mons to Valenciennes freight line to Harmignies 67.1 Frameries 69.4 Genly 74.9 Quévy 75.5 233.1 border Belgium/France from Bavay to Jeumont Line from Jeumont 223.9 Hautmont Line to Paris

The first section of line 96 opened in 1840 between Brussels and Tubize.[1] The final section between Hautmont and the Belgian-French border was opened in 1858.[2]

The following stations are located on this line:

• Brussels-South
• Forest-South
• Ruisbroek
• Lot
• Buizingen
• Halle
• Lembeek
• Tubize
• Hennuyères
• Braine-le-Comte
• Soignies
• Neufvilles
• Masnuy-Saint-Pierre
• Jurbise
• Erbisoeul
• Ghlin
• Mons
• Cuesmes
• Frameries
• Genly
• Quévy