Etterbeek railway station

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] In 2014 the station was used by 4,766 passengers on weekdays.

Etterbeek
Railway Station
LocationGeneral Jacques Bd
Coordinates50°49′20″N 4°23′22″E
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

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 Liège-Palais
IC 27
weekdays
toward Aalst
S 4
weekdays
toward Vilvoorde
toward Mechelen
S 5
weekdays
toward Enghien
S 8
toward Louvain-la-Neuve-Université
toward Leuven
S 9
weekdays
toward Schaarbeek
S 81
weekdays
toward Ottignies

References
  1. "NMBS Passenger numbers 2007" (PDF) (in Dutch and French).
  2. "Etterbeek". Chemins de fer belges (unofficial).
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