Berchem-Sainte-Agathe railway station (french: Gare de Berchem-Sainte-Agathe) or Sint-Agatha-Berchem railway station ( nl, Station Sint-Agatha-Berchem) is a
railway station
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in the
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Berchem-Sainte-Agathe in
Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
, Belgium. The station, operated by the
National Railway Company of Belgium
french: Société nationale des chemins de fer belgesgerman: Nationale Gesellschaft der Belgischen Eisenbahnen
, type = Statutory corporation
, industry = Rail Transport
, foundation = 1926
, founder = Government o ...
(NMBS/SNCB), is located on
line 50, between
Jette
Jette (, ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the north-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Ganshoren, Koekelberg, and Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, as well as the Flemi ...
and
Groot-Bijgaarden
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Toponymy
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railway stations.
It can be accessed from the / next to the /.
The station connects with
Brussels tram
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routes
82 and
83, as well as bus routes 84 and 87.
Train services
The station is served by the following service(s):
*Brussels RER services (S4) ''Aalst - Denderleeuw - Brussels-Luxembourg (- Etterbeek - Merode - Vilvoorde)'' (weekdays)
*Brussels RER services (S10) ''Aalst - Denderleeuw - Brussels - Dendermonde''
See also
*
List of railway stations in Belgium
This is a list of the busiest railway stations in Belgium sorted by the average number of passengers boarding daily on weekdays in 2014. The province is also listed, unless the station lies within the Brussels-Capital Region and therefore does not ...
References
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Railway stations in Brussels
Sint-Agatha-Berchem
Railway stations opened in 1864