Etterbeek railway station
Railway station in Brussels, 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.
1050 Ixelles, Brussels-Capital Region
Belgium
Etterbeek  | |||||||
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| Location | Boulevard Général Jacques / Generaal Jacqueslaan 1050 Ixelles, Brussels-Capital Region Belgium | ||||||
| Coordinates | 50°49′20″N 4°23′22″E | ||||||
| System | Railway Station | ||||||
| Owner | SNCB/NMBS | ||||||
| Operator | SNCB/NMBS | ||||||
| Lines | 161, 26 | ||||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||||
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| Station code | MTB | ||||||
| Fare zone | Brussels | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 25 September 1880 | ||||||
| Closed | 1992 (goods) | ||||||
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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
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 | ||
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| Brussels-Luxembourg towards Brussels National Airport |
IC 17 weekdays |
Ottignies towards Dinant | ||
| Brussels-Luxembourg towards Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid |
IC 17 weekends |
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| IC 18 weekdays |
Ottignies towards Liège-Saint-Lambert | |||
| Brussels-Luxembourg towards Brussels National Airport |
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 towards Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid |
S 8 | Watermael towards Louvain-la-Neuve | ||
| Germoir towards Leuven |
S 9 weekdays |
Boondael towards Braine-l'Alleud | ||
| Brussels-Luxembourg towards Schaarbeek |
S 81 weekdays |
Watermael towards Ottignies | ||
