Etterbeek railway station
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Etterbeek railway station (French: Gare d'Etterbeek, Dutch: Station Etterbeek)[lower-alpha 1] is a railway station in Brussels, Belgium, operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB). The station is named after the municipality of Etterbeek, though it is located in neighbouring Ixelles, at the Couronne/Kroon crossroad on the Greater Ring. It first opened in 1880, and was, as of 2007, the 29th most used railway station in Belgium, with 5,565 passengers per day.[1][failed verification] In 2014, the station was used by 4,766 passengers on weekdays.
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Railway Station | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Boulevard Général Jacques / Generaal Jacqueslaan B-1050 Ixelles, Brussels-Capital Region Belgium | ||||
Coordinates | 50°49′20″N 4°23′22″E | ||||
Owned by | SNCB/NMBS | ||||
Operated by | SNCB/NMBS | ||||
Line(s) | 161, 26 | ||||
Platforms | 4 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | MTB | ||||
Fare zone | Brussels | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 25 September 1880; 143 years ago (1880-09-25) | ||||
Closed | 1992 (goods) | ||||
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The station is located on line 161, between Germoir/Mouterij and Watermael railway stations. Some trains from line 26 also call at this station between Delta and Boondael.[2]