Kiewit railway station

Kiewit
Railway Station
Kiewit railway station
Location	Kiewit, Limburg  Belgium
Coordinates	50°57′16″N 5°21′01″E / 50.95444°N 5.35028°E / 50.95444; 5.35028Coordinates: 50°57′16″N 5°21′01″E / 50.95444°N 5.35028°E / 50.95444; 5.35028
Owned by	Infrabel
Operated by	National Railway Company of Belgium
Line(s)
Platforms	2
History
Opened	28 May 1972; 49 years ago (1972-05-28) reopened 28 May 1989; 32 years ago (1989-05-28)
Closed	3 June 1984; 37 years ago (1984-06-03)
Passengers
2014	635 per day

Kiewit is a railway station in Kiewit, close to the city of Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium. The station opened on 28 May 1974 and is located on line . The station was closed on 3 June 1984 and reopened on 28 May 1989. The train services are operated by National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS).

The station was opened close to the location of the Philips factory in an attempt to reduce the congestion caused by people travelling to work at the factory by car. The station is also used by students travelling to nearby schools and people travelling to the Pukkelpop music festival.

Train services[]

The station is served by the following services:

• Intercity services (IC-03) Blankeberge/Knokke - Bruges - Ghent - Brussels - Leuven - Hasselt - Genk

See also[]

• List of railway stations in Belgium

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Kiewit train station at Wikimedia Commons
• Kiewit railway station at Belgian Railways website