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Genval railway station

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Line(s)
  
161

Opened
  
2 June 1889

Tracks
  
3

Address
  
1332 Genval, Belgium

Platforms in use
  
3

Genval railway station

Location
  
Genval, Walloon Brabant, Belgium

Owned by
  
National Railway Company of Belgium

Owner
  
National Railway Company of Belgium

Similar
  
Lake Genval, Rixensart, Musée de l'Eau et de la Fontaine, La Hulpe, Bierges‑Walibi

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

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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.

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)
  • Bus services

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

  • 366 (Ixelles - Court-Saint-Etienne)
  • References

    Genval railway station Wikipedia


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