Boitsfort railway station

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Boitsfort

Bosvoorde
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Railway Station
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Boitsfort/Bosvoorde railway station
General information
Location Watermael-Boitsfort, Brussels-Capital Region
Belgium
Owned by SNCB/NMBS
Operated by SNCB/NMBS
Line(s) 161 (Brussels-Namur)
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeMBR
History
Opened23 August 1854;170 years ago (1854-08-23)
Passengers
2014703
Boitsfort railway station
Location
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Location within Belgium
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Boitsfort (Europe)

Boitsfort railway station (French : Gare de Boitsfort) or Bosvoorde railway station (Dutch : Station Bosvoorde) [lower-alpha 1] is a railway station in the municipality of Watermael-Boitsfort in Brussels, Belgium, operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB). It lies on line 161, between Watermael and Groenendaal railway stations. [1]

Contents

The station can be accessed via the Chaussée de La Hulpe/Terhulpsesteenweg next to the Sonian Forest and the Boitsfort Hippodrome. Many companies have offices nearby the station, for instance Emakina, Asahi Glass Co. and SAP AG.[ citation needed ]

Train services

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

Preceding station SNCB logo.svg NMBS/SNCB Following station
Watermael S 8 Groenendaal
Watermael
towards Schaarbeek
S 81
weekdays
Groenendaal
towards Ottignies

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References

Footnotes

  1. Officially Boitsfort/Bosvoorde (French: Boitsfort; Dutch: Bosvoorde)

Citations

  1. "Ligne 161".

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