Etterbeek railway station

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.

Etterbeek
Railway Station
General information
LocationBoulevard Général Jacques / Generaal Jacqueslaan
1050 Ixelles, Brussels-Capital Region
Belgium
Coordinates50°49′20″N 4°23′22″E / 50.82222°N 4.38944°E / 50.82222; 4.38944
Owned bySNCB/NMBS
Operated bySNCB/NMBS
Line(s)161, 26
Platforms4
Other information
Station codeMTB
Fare zoneBrussels
History
Opened25 September 1880; 144 years ago (1880-09-25)
Closed1992 (goods)
Map
Location
Etterbeek is located in Belgium
Etterbeek
Etterbeek
Location within Belgium
Etterbeek is located in Europe
Etterbeek
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Etterbeek (Europe)

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

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Etterbeek station, with view on tracks

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

  • Intercity services (IC-17) Brussels Airport - Brussels-Luxembourg - Namur - Dinant (weekdays)
  • Intercity services (IC-17) Brussels - Namur - Dinant (weekends)
  • Intercity services (IC-18) Brussels - Namur - Liege (weekdays)
  • Intercity services (IC-27) Brussels Airport - Brussels-Luxembourg - Nivelles - Charleroi (weekdays)
  • Brussels RER/GEN services (S4) Vilvoorde - Merode - Etterbeek - Brussels-Luxembourg - Denderleeuw - Aalst (weekdays, peak hours only)
  • Brussels RER/GEN services (S5) Mechelen - Brussels-Luxembourg - Etterbeek - Halle - Enghien (- Geraardsbergen) (weekdays)
  • Brussels RER/GEN services (S8) Brussels - Etterbeek - Ottignies - Louvain-le-Neuve
  • Brussels RER/GEN services (S9) Leuven - Brussels-Luxembourg - Etterbeek - Braine-l'Alleud (weekdays, peak hours only)
  • Brussels RER/GEN services (S81) Schaarbeek - Brussels-Luxembourg - Etterbeek - Ottignies (weekdays, peak hours only)
Preceding station   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
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

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References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Officially Etterbeek

Citations

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