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Silly railway station

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Silly
Railway Station
Silly railway station
General information
LocationSilly, Hainaut
Belgium
Owned bySNCB/NMBS
Operated bySNCB/NMBS
Line(s)94
History
Opened16 January 1866; 158 years ago (1866-01-16)
Map
Location
Silly is located in Belgium
Silly
Silly
Location within Belgium
Silly is located in Europe
Silly
Silly
Silly (Europe)

Silly railway station (French: Gare de Silly; Dutch: Station Opzullik) is a railway station in Silly, Hainaut, Belgium. It is located on railway line 94 which connects Brussels and Tournai. The adjacent stations for passenger traffic are Enghien and Ath.[1][2]

The station was originally opened on 16 January 1866 as part of the segment of line 94 between Halle and Ath.[2][3]

An accident occurred at the station on 17 November 2023, when a presumably drunk train driver missed stopping at the platforms. He then left the train, which was bound for Brussels. The passengers waited for three hours in the train and were taken by bus.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ligne 94" (in French). Belgian Railways.
  2. ^ a b "Ligne 94 : Hal – Tournai – frontière française - (Lille)" (PDF) (in French). Train World.
  3. ^ "Lijnen 91-100" (in Dutch). Belgische Spoorlijnen.
  4. ^ "'Dronken' en boze machinist verlaat trein na missen van halte: passagiers moeten drie uur op bus wachten". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). 17 November 2023.