The accident Catastrophe occurred Coming_to_be in snowy conditions at 08:28 CET ( 07:28 UTC ) , during rush hour , on railway line 96 ( Brussels–Quévy ) about 12 kilometers ( 7.5 miles ) from Brussels between `` P-train '' E3678 from Leuven to Braine-le-Comte ( a local rush hour train ) and `` IC-train '' E1707 from Quiévrain to Liège ( an intercity train ) .