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Kiewit railway station

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Owned by
  
Infrabel

Passengers (2014)
  
635 per day

Opened
  
28 May 1972

Platforms in use
  
2

Line(s)
  
21A

Address
  
3500 Hasselt, Belgium

Owner
  
Infrabel

Kiewit railway station

Location
  
Kiewit, Limburg  Belgium

Operated by
  
National Railway Company of Belgium

Closed
  
3 June 1984; 32 years ago (1984-06-03)

Similar
  
Alken (B) railway station, Genk railway station, Hasselt railway station, Bokrijk railway station, Virga Jesse Basilica

Kiewit is a railway station in Kiewit, close to the city of Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium. The station opened on 28 May 1974 and is located on line 21A. The station was closed on 3 June 1984 and reopened on 28 May 1989. The train services are operated by National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS).

The station was opened close to the location of the Philips factory in an attempt to reduce the congestion caused by people travelling to work at the factory by car. The station is also used by students travelling to nearby schools and people travelling to the Pukkelpop music festival.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

  • Intercity services (IC-03) Blankeberge/Knokke - Bruges - Ghent - Brussels - Leuven - Hasselt - Genk
  • References

    Kiewit railway station Wikipedia