Railway station in Walloon Brabant, Belgium
Faux is a railway station in Faux, Court-Saint-Étienne, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. It opened in 1901 on the Line 140 (Ottignies - Fleurus - Charleroi).
Location
The railway station is located in Faux, Court-Saint-Étienne, Walloon Brabant, Belgium.[1] Faux station is located at kilometric point 7.30 on line 140, from Ottignies to Marcinelle (Charleroi), between the stations of Court-Saint-Étienne and La Roche.
History
The Belgian State Railways Administration put the stopping point of Faux into service on 1 August 1901. It was originally a simple stopping point depending on the station of La Roche.[2]
In 1909, this stopping point became a full stop; a building, equipped with a counter and facilities for unloading parcels and goods, was built at this time.
Faux became an unmanned stopping point again in 1964.[2] The station building has since been demolished.
Service
Faux is served by SNCB Suburban (S61) (Réseau express régional de Charleroi [fr]), Heure de pointe ("Rush Hour") (P) and Tourist ("Touristiques") (ICT) trains moving on line 140 (Charleroi-Sud - Ottignies).[3]
During the week, the service includes:
- S61 trains between Namur or Jambes and Ottignies via Charleroi-Sud (every hour); every day, three trains are extended toward Wavre or Basse-Wavre;
- Three additional S61 trains between Charleroi-Sud and Ottignies (in the morning);
- Three additional S61 trains between Ottignies and Charleroi-Sud (late afternoon).
- On weekends and public holidays, the service consists of S61 trains between Namur and Ottignies via Charleroi-Sud (every two hours).
During holidays, a single ICT train connects Charleroi-Sud to Bierges-Walibi and Wavre, in the morning, with a return trip in the evening.
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