The stationbuilding of Boom

Here you can see the stationbuilding of Boom.Boom has a looooong story in the Belgian rail-history..
The station of Boom is located on the Line 52 , a 22.2km long line between Antwerpen-Zuid and Puurs.
This Line 52 was closed in 1984 , the time of the famous IC-IR plan ...
Because of the enormous political and social pressure , Line 52 was reopened and electrified over its full 22km length in 1998....
And now you should guess were the re-opening celebrations took place ..... yes : Boom ofcourse !

Boom , 24/08/2004.

Photo by : Denis Verheyden Visit www.nmbsforum.be for train discutions.