Antwerpen-Centraal (Antwerp Central) is the name of
the main railway station in the Belgian city of Antwerp. The station is
operated by the national railway company NMBS/SNCB. The original station
building was constructed between 1895 and 1905 as a replacement for the
original terminus of the Brussels-Mechelen-Antwerp Railway. The stone
clad terminus buildings, with a vast dome above the waiting room hall
were designed by Louis Delacenserie and the vast (185 metres long and
44 metres high) iron and glass trainshed by Clement van Bogaert. The station
is widely regarded as the finest example of railway architecture in Belgium.
The viaduct into the station is also a notable structure designed by local
architect Jan Van Asperen
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