| Antwerp is the focus of lines to the north to Essen and the Netherlands, east to Turnhout, south to Mechelen, Brussels and Charleroi, and southwest to Ghent and Ostend. |
| In 1835 the first train drove in continental Europe between Mechelen and Brussels, and in the Netherlands in 1839 the first train drove between Amsterdam and Haarlem. |
| He was accused of suspicious correspondence with the Franciscan friars in Mechelen but no incriminating writings were uncovered in his home or at the friary in Mechelen. |
| During this period Mercator was in contact with the Franciscan monk Monachus who lived in the monastery of Mechelen. |
| The first railway service outside of the United Kingdom and North America was opened on 5 May 1835 in Belgium, between Mechelen and Brussels. |
| That 3-1 home victory in August has not been backed up and Mechelen sit 13th in the Pro League having won just one of their last nine league games. |
