Belgian railway line 161

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Belgian railway line 161
Chastre train.jpg
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

km
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0.0
Brussels-North
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Line 50 to Ghent
 
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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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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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to Leuven
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30.0
Ottignies
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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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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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62.0
Namur
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River Meuse
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to Dinant
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km

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

The line goes through the following stations:

References

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