Belgian railway line 161

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Belgian railway line 161
Chastre train.jpg
A passenger train on line 161 in 2010
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleBelgium
TerminiBrussels-North railway station
Namur railway station
Service
Operator(s)National Railway Company of Belgium
History
Opened1854-1856
Technical
Line length62 km (39 mi)
Number of tracksdouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC
Route map

Belgian Railway Line 161.png

Legend
Line from Brussels-South
0.0 Brussels-North
Line to Ghent
Line to Antwerp and Leuven
5.8 Brussels-Schuman
7.0 Brussels-Luxembourg
8.9 Etterbeek
Line SchaerbeekHalle
10.1 Watermael
12.0 Boitsfort
17.0 Groenendaal
18.9 Hoeilaart
22.0 La Hulpe
23.2 Genval
25.2 Rixensart
27.7 Profondsart
from Leuven
30.0 Ottignies
to Charleroi
to Louvain-la-Neuve
36.0 Mont-Saint-Guibert
38.0 Blanmont
40.0 Chastre
41.9 Ernage
45.0 Gembloux
to Jemeppe-sur-Sambre
47.6 Lonzée
50.9 Beuzet
53.0 Saint-Denis-Bovesse
56.0 Rhisnes
Line from Charleroi
62.0 Namur
Line to Liège
River Meuse
to Dinant
Line to Luxembourg

Belgian railway line 161 is the railway line connecting the Belgian capital city Brussels to Namur. The line first opened on August 12, 1854 between the Brussels-Luxembourg and La Hulpe railway stations, and was completed on October 23, 1856.[1]

The line goes through the following stations:

References[]

  1. ^ "Ligne 161: Bruxelles-Nord - Namur". Chemins de fer Belges (in Dutch).
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