Etterbeek railway station

Etterbeek railway station (Dutch: Station Etterbeek, French: Gare d'Etterbeek) is a railway station in Brussels, Belgium operated by SNCB. The station is named after the municipality of Etterbeek though it is located in the neighbouring municipality of 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, 5,565 passengers per day.[1] In 2014 the station was used by 4,766 passengers on weekdays.

Etterbeek
Railway Station
Location	General Jacques Bd
Coordinates	50°49′20″N 4°23′22″E
Owned by	National Railway Company of Belgium
Line(s)	161, 26
Platforms	4
Other information
Station code	MTB
Fare zone	Brussels
History
Opened	1880
Closed	1992 (goods)

Gare d'Etterbeek with view to tracks

The Etterbeek railway station is located on the line 161 Brussels - Namur, between the stations Mouterij and Watermael. Some trains from line 26 also call at this station between Delta and Boondael.[2]

Train services

The station is served by the following service(s):

• Intercity services (IC-17) Brussels Airport - Brussels-Luxembourg - Namur - Dinant (weekdays)
• Intercity services (IC-17) Brussels - Namur - Dinant (weekends)
• Intercity services (IC-18) Brussels - Namur - Liege (weekdays)
• Intercity services (IC-27) Brussels Airport - Brussels-Luxembourg - Nivelles - Charleroi (weekdays)
• Brussels RER services (S4) Vilvoorde - Merode - Etterbeek - Brussels-Luxembourg - Denderleeuw - Aalst (weekdays, peak hours only)
• Brussels RER services (S5) Mechelen - Brussels-Luxembourg - Etterbeek - Halle - Enghien (- Geraardsbergen) (weekdays)
• Brussels RER services (S8) Brussels - Etterbeek - Ottignies - Louvain-le-Neuve
• Brussels RER services (S9) Leuven - Brussels-Luxembourg - Etterbeek - Braine-l'Alleud (weekdays, peak hours only)
• Brussels RER services (S81) Schaarbeek - Brussels-Luxembourg - Etterbeek - Ottignies (weekdays, peak hours only)

Preceding station		NMBS/SNCB		Following station
Brussels-Luxembourg weekdays toward Brussels National Airport		IC 17		Ottignies toward Dinant
Brussels-Luxembourg weekends toward Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid
Brussels-Luxembourg toward Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid		IC 18 weekdays		Ottignies toward Liège-Palais
Brussels-Luxembourg toward Brussels National Airport		IC 27 weekdays		Boondael toward Charleroi-Sud
Brussels-Luxembourg toward Aalst		S 4 weekdays		Delta toward Vilvoorde
Mouterij toward Mechelen		S 5 weekdays		Boondael toward Enghien
Brussels-Luxembourg toward Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid		S 8		Watermael toward Louvain-la-Neuve-Université
Mouterij toward Leuven		S 9 weekdays		Boondael toward Braine-l'Alleud
Brussels-Luxembourg toward Schaarbeek		S 81 weekdays		Watermael toward Ottignies

References

1. "NMBS Passenger numbers 2007" (PDF) (in Dutch and French).
2. "Etterbeek". Chemins de fer belges (unofficial).