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The North–South connection (, (オランダ語:Noord-Zuidverbinding)) is a railway link of national and international importance through the centre of Brussels, Belgium, that connects the major railway stations in the city. It is line 0 (zero) of the Belgian rail network. With 1200 trains a day it is the busiest railway line in Belgium and the busiest railway tunnel in the world.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Spoorwegen leggen taboe op tafel (Dutch) )〕 It has six tracks and is used principally for passenger trains. It is partially underground (around Brussels Central station) and partially raised above street level. The idea of an underground railway line linking the city's two main railway stations was first suggested in the 1860s as part of a proposal for the covering of the Senne.〔Demey, 49.〕 That proposal was never effected. The current version was planned before World War II, after a decision originally made in 1909, and it came into service on 5 October 1952.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ligne 0 : Jonction Nord-Midi )〕 The stations on the line, from north to south, are:〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bruxelles Vie Pratique: Transport, Belgique – Guide pour expatriés, Expatriation )〕 *Brussels North (French: ''Bruxelles-Nord'' (STIB: ''Gare du Nord''), Dutch: ''Brussel-Noord'' (MIVB: ''Noordstation'')) *Brussels Congress (French: ''Bruxelles-Congrès'', Dutch: ''Brussel-Congres'') *Brussels Central (French: ''Bruxelles-Central'' (STIB: ''Gare Centrale''), Dutch: ''Brussel-Centraal'' (MIVB: ''Centraal Station'')) *Brussels Chapel (French: ''Bruxelles-Chapelle'', Dutch: ''Brussel-Kapellekerk'') *Brussels South (French: ''Bruxelles-Midi'' (STIB: ''Gare du Midi''), Dutch: ''Brussel-Zuid'' (MIVB: ''Zuidstation'')) (the Eurostar, Thalys, TGV and ICE international terminal) Most national (inter-city and local) trains that use the line stop at North, Central and South stations. The international Thalys, Eurostar and TGV services stop only at the international terminal of Brussels South. ICEs have an additional stop at Brussels North. Congress and Chapel stations are served only by a limited number of trains during weekday working hours.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NMBS Route Planner )〕 The line is used by very few freight trains. To avoid further congestion, most freight traffic crossing between the north and south of Brussels is routed instead along either line 26, to the east (Halle to Vilvoorde, via Merode),〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Freight in Brussels-Midi ) 〕 or along line 28, to the west (Brussels South to Bockstael railway station via Brussels-West station and Simonis).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Planitram – SNCB – General Information )〕 The stations of Brussels North and Brussels South are also linked by the ''premetro'' north-south axis, which runs through the city centre to the west of the railway line. The North–South connection was selected as the main motif of a very high value collectors' coin: the Belgian 50th Anniversary of the North-South connection commemorative coin, minted in 2002. The obverse front side shows a train coming out of the North–South connection tunnel, it being one of the most famous rail links in Belgium. On the coin is written the words “Noord-Zuidverbinding Jonction Nord-Midi” (''North-South connection'' in Dutch and French) and the years 1952 (representing the opening of the connection) and 2002. Image:NorthSouthConnection1.jpg|Plaque at Brussels Central commemorating the opening (panel 1) Image:NorthSouthConnection2.jpg|Plaque at Brussels Central commemorating the opening (panel 2) Image:2002 Belgium 10 euro Noord-Zuid verbinding front.JPG|50th Anniversary of the North-South connection commemorative coin Image:NsConnBrxChapelleICE.jpg|The southern end of the North-South connection tunnel, at Brussels Chapel station ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「North–South connection」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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