Kapellen railway station
Kapellen is a railway station in the town of Kapellen, Antwerp, Belgium. The station opened on 26 June 1854 on the Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway, known in Belgium as Line 12. Just outside the station, to the north, on the east-side there is a single rail fork towards the military domain of Brasschaat. This fork leaves from the only stabling track between Noorderdokken and Essen. When the schedule is disrupted the slow train is often put on the sidetrack so that the express trains can pass the slow train. Infrastructure and surroundings By the station there was a staffed crossing towards Hoogboom, it was operated from the signal cabin. The barriers used to be closed for long periods of time when a slow train stopped towards Essen. Because of that problem a new platform was built on the other side of the crossing, that way the crossing only had to close when the slow train arrived and not during the halting of the train. The platform has been built on the old cargo yard. With the platform, a spacious parking lot was also built. The old platform towards Essen, by the railway-station, is now out of service for the usual operating