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Leuven station 291214

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Leuven (Belgium), December 29th 2014

The station of Leuven (FLV) was first opened to traffic on September 22nd 1837.  It is situated on the lines 35 (Leuven - Hasselt), 36 (Brussels-North - Liège-Guillemins), 36N (Brussels-North - Leuven via Brussels Airport), 53 (Gent-St-Pieters - Leuven) and 139 (Leuven - Ottignies).  With over 30000 passengers per day, it is one of the five busiest stations of Belgium.

The building was designed in the second part of the 19th century by the railway architect Henri Fouquet, who also designed the stations of Oudenaarde (1868-1871), Vilvoorde (1882), Oostkamp (1887-1889), Harelbeke (1896) and Saint-Ghislain among others.  It was completed in 1879.  During the first decade of the 21st century the entire station was rebuilt, and between 2011 and 2014 the old station building itself was completely restored.
Image size
4000x3000px 2.65 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon PowerShot G15
Shutter Speed
1/30 second
Aperture
F/1.8
Focal Length
6 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Dec 29, 2014, 8:40:25 AM
Sensor Size
7mm
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MensjeDeZeemeermin's avatar
A truly beautiful shot of a truly beautiful building.