Belgian railway line 161

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Belgian railway line 161
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A passenger train on line 161 in 2010
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleBelgium
Termini
Service
Operator(s) National Railway Company of Belgium
History
Opened1854-1856
Technical
Line length62 km (39 mi)
Number of tracks double track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 3 kV DC
Route map

Belgian Railway Line 161.png

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Line from Brussels-South
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0.0 Brussels-North
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Line to Ghent
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Line to Antwerp and Leuven
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5.8 Brussels-Schuman
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7.0 Brussels-Luxembourg
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8.9 Etterbeek
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Line SchaerbeekHalle
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10.1 Watermael
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12.0 Boitsfort
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17.0 Groenendaal
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18.9 Hoeilaart
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22.0 La Hulpe
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23.2 Genval
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25.2 Rixensart
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27.7 Profondsart
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from Leuven
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30.0 Ottignies
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to Charleroi
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to Louvain-la-Neuve
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36.0 Mont-Saint-Guibert
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38.0 Blanmont
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40.0 Chastre
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41.9 Ernage
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45.0 Gembloux
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to Jemeppe-sur-Sambre
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47.6 Lonzée
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50.9 Beuzet
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53.0 Saint-Denis-Bovesse
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56.0 Rhisnes
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Line from Charleroi
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62.0 Namur
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Line to Liège
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River Meuse
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to Dinant
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Line to Luxembourg

Belgian railway line 161 is the railway line connecting the Belgian capital city Brussels to Namur. The line first opened on August 12, 1854 between the Brussels-Luxembourg and La Hulpe railway stations, and was completed on October 23, 1856. [1]

The line goes through the following stations:

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References

  1. "Ligne 161: Bruxelles-Nord - Namur". Chemins de fer Belges (in Dutch).