Bockstael railway station is a
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...
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
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
operated by the
SNCB/NMBS
french: Société nationale des chemins de fer belgesgerman: Nationale Gesellschaft der Belgischen Eisenbahnen
, type = Statutory corporation
, industry = Rail Transport
, foundation = 1926
, founder = Government o ...
. It opened in 1982 to replace the Laeken railway station. The station is located in the
City of Brussels on the
Belgian railway line 50,
between the
Brussels-North and
Jette railway station. It is named after the nearby Place Bockstael/Bockstaelplein.
Train services
The station is served by the following service(s):
*Brussels RER services (S3) ''Dendermonde - Brussels - Denderleeuw - Zottegem - Oudenaarde'' (weekdays)
*Brussels RER services (S4) ''Aalst - Denderleeuw - Brussels-Luxembourg (- Etterbeek - Merode - Vilvoorde)'' (weekdays)
*Brussels RER services (S10) ''Dendermonde - Brussels - Denderleeuw - Aalst''
Connections
The station offers a connection with the
Bockstael metro station as well as
tram route 62 and
93 and bus routes 49, 53, 88 and 89. Many
De Lijn
Vlaamse Vervoersmaatschappij De Lijn (English: Flemish transport company ''De Lijn''), usually known as De Lijn (, "The Line"), is a company run by the Flemish government in Belgium to provide public transportation with about 2240 buses and 399 tr ...
buses also stop at Bockstael.
References
Railway stations in Brussels
City of Brussels
Railway stations opened in 1982
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