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Boitsfort railway station

Coordinates: 50°47′41″N 4°24′30″E / 50.7947°N 4.4082°E / 50.7947; 4.4082
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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; 170 years ago (1854-08-23)
Passengers
2014703
Map
Location
Boitsfort is located in Belgium
Boitsfort
Boitsfort
Location within Belgium
Boitsfort is located in Europe
Boitsfort
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Boitsfort (Europe)

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]

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

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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
Watermael
towards Schaarbeek
S 81
weekdays
Groenendaal
towards Ottignies

See also

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References

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Footnotes

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

Citations

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  1. ^ "Ligne 161".
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50°47′41″N 4°24′30″E / 50.7947°N 4.4082°E / 50.7947; 4.4082