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vivi May 18th, 2005 04:45 PM

Thalys-- Brugge to Amsterdam
 
All of the schedules say:

Brugge to Antwerpen
Berchem to Amsterdam

What is Berchem, is this a different train station in Antwerp? If so, how do I get there?

topcat May 18th, 2005 05:11 PM

It should be:
Brugge to Antwerpen-Berchem
Antwerpen-Berchem to Amsterdam
Just a regular train change; no station change required.

We're doing that next month:
Brugge to Antwerpen-Berchem
IC 1809 [Lv 1003, Arr 1118]
Antwerpen-Berchem to Amsterdam
Thalys 9321 [Lv 1205, Arr 1406]

ira May 19th, 2005 05:04 AM

topping

DonTopaz May 19th, 2005 05:39 AM

Antwerp (Antwerpen) has two main train stations, Antwerp (sometimes called Antwerpen Centraal) and Antwerpen-Berchem. The Thalys stops only at Antwerpen-Berchem. Some local trains stop at both Antwerpen and Berchem, others only at Antwerpen.

stardust May 19th, 2005 06:24 AM

As there are no special high-speed tracks yet between Antwerp and Amsterdam, the regular internation train takes almost the same time as the Thalys train and is a lot cheaper, just so you know!


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