Etterbeek railway station
Etterbeek | |
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 Railway Station | |
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| Location | General Jacques Bd |
| Coordinates | 50°49′20″N 4°23′22″E / 50.82222°N 4.38944°ECoordinates: 50°49′20″N 4°23′22″E / 50.82222°N 4.38944°E |
| Owned by | National Railway Company of Belgium |
| Line(s) | 161, 26 |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | MTB |
| Fare zone | Brussels |
| History | |
| Opened | 1880 |
| Closed | 1992 (goods) |
Gare d'Etterbeek with view to tracks
Etterbeek railway station (Dutch: Station Etterbeek, French: Gare d'Etterbeek) is a railway station in Brussels, Belgium operated by SNCB. The station is named after the municipality of Etterbeek though it is located in the neighbouring municipality of Ixelles, at the Couronne/Kroon crossroad on the greater ring. It first opened in 1880, and was as of 2007 the 29th most used railway station in Belgium, 5,565 passengers per day.[1] In 2014 the station was used by 4,766 passengers on weekdays.
The Etterbeek railway station is located on the line 161 Brussels - Namur, between the stations Mouterij and Watermael. Some trains from line 26 also call at this station between Delta and Boondael.[2]
Train services
The station is served by the following service(s):
- Intercity services (IC-17) Brussels Airport - Brussels-Luxembourg - Namur - Dinant (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-17) Brussels - Namur - Dinant (weekends)
- Intercity services (IC-18) Brussels - Namur - Liege (weekdays)
- Intercity services (IC-27) Brussels Aiport - Brussels-Luxembourg - Nivelles - Charleroi (weekdays)
- Brussels RER services (S4) Vilvoorde - Merode - Etterbeek - Brussels-Luxembourg - Denderleeuw - Aalst (weekdays, peak hours only)
- Brussels RER services (S5) Mechelen - Brussels-Luxembourg - Etterbeek - Halle - Enghien (- Geraardsbergen) (weekdays)
- Brussels RER services (S8) Brussels - Etterbeek - Ottignies - Louvain-le-Neuve
- Brussels RER services (S9) Leuven - Brussels-Luxembourg - Etterbeek - Braine-l'Alleud (weekdays, peak hours only)
- Brussels RER services (S81) Schaarbeek - Brussels-Luxembourg - Etterbeek - Ottignies (weekdays, peak hours only)
| Preceding station | NMBS/SNCB | Following station | ||
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weekdays toward Brussels National Airport | IC 17 | toward Dinant |
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weekends |
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| IC 18 weekdays | toward Liège-Palais |
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toward Brussels National Airport | IC 27 weekdays | toward Charleroi-Sud |
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toward Aalst | S 4 weekdays | toward Vilvoorde |
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toward Mechelen | S 5 weekdays | toward Enghien |
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| S 8 | toward Louvain-la-Neuve-Université |
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toward Leuven | S 9 weekdays | toward Braine-l'Alleud |
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toward Schaarbeek | S 81 weekdays | toward Ottignies |
References
- ↑ "NMBS Passenger numbers 2007" (PDF) (in Dutch and French).
- ↑ "Etterbeek". Chemins de fer belges (unofficial).
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