Faux railway station
Faux is a railway station in Faux, Court-Saint-Étienne, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. It opened in 1901 on the Line 140.
Location
The railway station is located in Faux, Court-Saint-Étienne, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Faux station is located at kilometric point 7.30 on line 140, from Ottignies to Marcinelle, 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.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 unstaffed stopping point again in 1964. The station building has since been demolished.
Service
Faux is served by SNCB Suburban, Heure de pointe and Tourist trains moving on line 140.During the week, the service includes:
- S61 trains between Namur or Jambes and Ottignies via Charleroi-Sud ; every day, three trains are extended toward Wavre or Basse-Wavre;
- Three additional S61 trains between Charleroi-Sud and Ottignies ;
- Three additional S61 trains between Ottignies and Charleroi-Sud.
- On weekends and public holidays, the service consists of S61 trains between Namur and Ottignies via Charleroi-Sud.