Genval railway station

Genval is a railway station in Genval, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. The station opened in 1889 on the Line 161 (Brussels - Namur).

Genval
Railway Station
LocationGenval, Walloon Brabant, Belgium
Coordinates50°43′32″N 4°30′55″E
Owned byNational Railway Company of Belgium
Line(s)161
Platforms3
Tracks3
History
Opened2 June 1889

Architecture

The railway station has been built by architect G. De Lulle in 1910, as attested by the inscription "Anno 1910" above the main entrance. The architectural style of the station is not Art nouveau but eclectic. The building, made of orange and yellow bricks, consists of a high central building with a low-rise extension on each side. The rear façade of the station presents a porch roof (or glass porch).

Art nouveau decoration

The Art nouveau decoration of the frontage consists of four beautiful ceramic panels and four sgraffiti, depicting red poppy flowers, plus one sgraffito depicting the "winged wheel", symbol of the railway since the nineteenth century. This "winged wheel" refers to Hermes, god of the travellers.

Porch roof

Train services

The following services currently the serve the station:

  • Brussels RER services (S8) Brussels - Etterbeek - Ottignies - Louvain-le-Neuve
  • Brussels RER services (S81) Schaarbeek - Brussels-Luxembourg - Etterbeek - Ottignies (weekdays, peak hours only)
Preceding station   National Railway Company of Belgium   Following station
La Hulpe
S 8
Rixensart
toward Louvain-la-Neuve-Université
La Hulpe
toward Schaarbeek
S 81
weekdays
Rixensart
toward Ottignies

Bus services

The following service(s) serve the station, operated by TEC.

  • 366 (Ixelles - Court-Saint-Etienne)
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