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Belgian railway line 161

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Status
  
Operational

Opened
  
1854-1856

Number of tracks
  
double track

Locale
  
Belgium

Line length
  
62 km (39 mi)

Belgian railway line 161

Track gauge
  
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) standard gauge

Operator
  
National Railway Company of Belgium

Terminis
  
Namur railway station, Brussels-North railway station

Belgian railway line 161 is the railway line connecting the Belgian capital city Brussels to Namur. The line first opened on August 12, 1854 between the Brussels-Luxembourg and La Hulpe railway stations, and was completed on October 23, 1856.

The line goes through the following stations:

  • Brussels-North
  • Brussels-Schuman
  • Brussels-Luxembourg
  • Etterbeek
  • Watermael
  • Boitsfort
  • Groenendaal
  • Hoeilaart
  • La Hulpe
  • Genval
  • Rixensart
  • Profondsart
  • Ottignies
  • Mont-Saint-Guibert
  • Blanmont
  • Chastre
  • Ernage
  • Gembloux
  • Lonzée
  • Beuzet
  • Saint-Denis-Bovesse
  • Rhisnes
  • Namur
  • References

    Belgian railway line 161 Wikipedia