Etterbeek railway station

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Etterbeek
SNCB logo.svg Railway Station
Etterbeek-station.JPG
LocationGeneral Jacques Bd
Coordinates50°49′20″N 4°23′22″E / 50.82222°N 4.38944°E / 50.82222; 4.38944Coordinates: 50°49′20″N 4°23′22″E / 50.82222°N 4.38944°E / 50.82222; 4.38944
Owned byNational Railway Company of Belgium
Line(s)161, 26
Platforms4
Other information
Station codeMTB
Fare zoneBrussels
History
Opened1880
Closed1992 (goods)
Etterbeek station, with view on tracks

Etterbeek railway station (Dutch: Station Etterbeek, French: Gare d'Etterbeek) is a railway station in Brussels, Belgium operated by SNCB. The station is named after the municipality of Etterbeek though it is located in the neighbouring municipality of 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.

The Etterbeek railway station is located on the line 161 Brussels - Namur, between the stations Germoir/Mouterij and Watermaal. 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
weekdays
IC 17
toward Dinant
weekends
IC 18
weekdays
toward 
IC 27
weekdays
toward Charleroi-Sud
toward Aalst
S 4
weekdays
Delta
toward Mechelen
toward Mechelen
S 5
weekdays
toward 
S 8
toward 
toward Leuven
S 9
weekdays
toward Schaarbeek
S 81
weekdays
toward Ottignies

References[]

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