Gare de Jambes - Namur - Belgique - Train Stations/Depots on Waymarking.com

[FR]

"La station de Jambes est mise en service le 5 février 1862 par la Compagnie du Nord - Belge, lorsqu'elle ouvre à l'exploitation la section de Namur à Dinant. En 1864 Jambes est la première station de la ligne qui rejoint la frontière et Givet en France. Elle dessert la commune de Jambes, qui compte 2 657 habitants, à 3 kilomètres de Namur et 47 km de Givet. Quotidiennement, il y avait quatre trains pour Dinant et trois pour Givet, le temps de parcours entre Namur et Givet était d'environ 1h20.

Le 26 juin 1889, le nom de la station est modifié pour devenir Jambes (Nord). Sa graphie est changée, le 10 janvier 1916, en Jambes Nord, qui se transforme en Jambes-Nord dans les années 1970.

À la fin des années 1980, ont lieu d'importants travaux pour la modernisation et l'électrification de la ligne. L'ancien bâtiment voyageurs est détruit pour laisser la place, en 1989, à un nouvel édifice conçu pour améliorer l'accueil, le confort et l'information des clients. Inaugurée en juin 1989 par Jean-Luc Dehaene, ministre des Communications, la nouvelle gare de Jambes-Nord, qui comporte également plusieurs parkings, est conçue pour attirer de nouveaux « navetteurs » afin de diminuer l'utilisation de la voiture et désengorger les axes de circulation vers le centre de Namur et Bruxelles."

[EN]

"The Jambes station was commissioned on 5 February 1862 by the Compagnie du Nord - Belge, when it opened the Namur section in Dinant for operation. In 1864 Jambes was the first station on the line that joined the border and Givet in France. It serves the municipality of Jambes, which has 2,657 inhabitants, 3 kilometres from Namur and 47 km from Givet. Daily, there were four trains to Dinant and three to Givet, the journey time between Namur and Givet was about 1h20.

On June 26, 1889, the name of the station was changed to Jambes (Nord). Its spelling was changed, on January 10, 1916, to North Legs, which became North Legs in the 1970s.

At the end of the 1980s, important work was carried out to modernise and electrify the line. The old passenger building was destroyed in 1989 to make way for a new building designed to improve the reception, comfort and information of customers. Inaugurated in June 1989 by Jean-Luc Dehaene, Minister of Communications, the new Jambes-Nord station, which also has several car parks, is designed to attract new "commuters" in order to reduce car use and relieve traffic congestion on the roads to the centre of Namur and Brussels."

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Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: Yes Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: line 154, from Namur to Dinant, between Namur and Lustin stations. Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link] If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?: Not listed

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