Etterbeek railway station

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Etterbeek
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General information
LocationBoulevard Général Jacques / Generaal Jacqueslaan
1050 Ixelles, Brussels-Capital Region
Belgium
Coordinates 50°49′20″N4°23′22″E / 50.82222°N 4.38944°E / 50.82222; 4.38944
System Railway Station
Owned by SNCB/NMBS
Operated by SNCB/NMBS
Lines 161, 26
Platforms4
Other information
Station codeMTB
Fare zoneBrussels
History
Opened25 September 1880;145 years ago (1880-09-25)
Closed1992 (goods)
Etterbeek railway station
Location
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Location within Belgium
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Etterbeek railway station (French : Gare d'Etterbeek; Dutch : Station Etterbeek) [a] is a railway station in Brussels, Belgium, operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB). The station is named after the municipality of Etterbeek, though it is located in neighbouring 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, with 5,565 passengers per day. [1] [ failed verification ] In 2014, the station was used by 4,766 passengers on weekdays.

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The station is located on line 161, between Germoir/Mouterij and Watermael railway stations. Some trains from line 26 also call at this station between Delta and Boondael. [2]

Train services

Etterbeek station, with view on tracks Station Etterbeek Sporen.jpg
Etterbeek station, with view on tracks

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

Preceding station SNCB logo.svg NMBS/SNCB Following station
Brussels-Luxembourg IC 17
weekdays
Ottignies
towards Dinant
Brussels-Luxembourg IC 17
weekends
IC 18
weekdays
Ottignies
Brussels-Luxembourg IC 27
weekdays
Boondael
towards Charleroi-Sud
Brussels-Luxembourg
towards Aalst
S 4
weekdays
Delta
towards Mechelen
Germoir
towards Mechelen
S 5
weekdays
Boondael
towards Enghien
Brussels-Luxembourg S 8 Watermael
Germoir
towards Leuven
S 9
weekdays
Boondael
Brussels-Luxembourg
towards Schaarbeek
S 81
weekdays
Watermael
towards Ottignies

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. Officially Etterbeek

Citations

  1. "NMBS Passenger numbers 2007" (PDF) (in Dutch and French).[ dead link ]
  2. "Etterbeek". Chemins de fer belges (unofficial).