Bockstael railway station

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Bockstael
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Railway Station
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Bockstael railway station
General information
Location City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region
Belgium
Owned by SNCB/NMBS
Operated by SNCB/NMBS
Line(s) 50 (Brussels-Ghent)
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeFBL
Website http://www.belgianrail.be/en/stations-and-train/search-a-station/2/bockstael.aspx
History
Opened6 October 1982;40 years ago (1982-10-06)

Bockstael railway station (French : Gare de Bockstael, Dutch : Station Bockstael), officially Bockstael, is a railway station in Brussels, Belgium, operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB). It opened in 1982 to replace Laeken railway station. [1]

Contents

The station is located in the City of Brussels on line 50, [2] between Brussels-North and Jette railway stations. It is named after the nearby Place Emile Bockstael/Emile Bockstaelplein.

Train services

The station is served by the following service(s):

Preceding station SNCB logo.svg NMBS/SNCB Following station
Jette
towards Dendermonde
S 3 Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord
towards Oudenaarde
Jette
towards Aalst
S 4
weekdays
Brussels-Schuman
towards Mechelen
S 10
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord
towards Dendermonde

Connections

The station offers a connection with Bockstael metro station on 6 of the Brussels Metro system, Brussels tram routes 62 and 93, as well as bus routes 49, 53, 88 and 89. Many buses of the Flemish transport company De Lijn also stop there.

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