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 ...

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 ...

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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 {{Belgium-railstation-stub