Boitsfort railway station

Summary

Boitsfort railway station (French: Gare de Boitsfort) or Bosvoorde railway station (Dutch: Station Bosvoorde)[a] is a railway station in the municipality of Watermael-Boitsfort in Brussels, Belgium, operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB). It lies on line 161, between Watermael and Groenendaal railway stations.[1]

Boitsfort

Bosvoorde
Railway Station
Boitsfort/Bosvoorde railway station
General information
LocationWatermael-Boitsfort, Brussels-Capital Region
Belgium
Owned bySNCB/NMBS
Operated bySNCB/NMBS
Line(s)161 (Brussels-Namur)
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeMBR
History
Opened23 August 1854; 169 years ago (1854-08-23)
Passengers
2014703
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Boitsfort
Location within Belgium
Boitsfort is located in Europe
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Boitsfort (Europe)

The station can be accessed via the Chaussée de La Hulpe/Terhulpsesteenweg next to the Sonian Forest and the Boitsfort Hippodrome. Many companies have offices nearby the station, for instance Emakina, Asahi Glass Co. and SAP AG.[citation needed]

Train services edit

The station is served by the following service(s):

  • 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   NMBS/SNCB Following station
Watermael S 8 Groenendaal
towards Louvain-la-Neuve-Université
Watermael
towards Schaarbeek
S 81
weekdays
Groenendaal
towards Ottignies

See also edit

References edit

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ Officially Boitsfort/Bosvoorde (French: Boitsfort, Dutch: Bosvoorde)

Citations edit

  1. ^ "Ligne 161".

External links edit

  •   Media related to Boitsfort train station at Wikimedia Commons

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