Belgian railway line 161

Belgian railway line 161

A passenger train on line 161 in 2010
Overview
Status Operational
Locale Belgium
Termini Brussels-North railway station
Namur railway station
Operation
Opened 1854-1856
Operator(s) National Railway Company of Belgium
Technical
Line length 62 km (39 mi)
Number of tracks double track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification 3 kV DC
Route map

 Line from Brussels-South
 0.0 Brussels-North
Line to Ghent
Line to Antwerp and Leuven
 5.8 Brussels-Schuman
 7.0 Brussels-Luxembourg
 8.9 Etterbeek
Line Schaerbeek – Halle
10.1 Watermael
 12.0 Boitsfort
 17.0 Groenendaal
 18.9 Hoeilaart
 22.0 La Hulpe
 23.2 Genval
 25.2 Rixensart
 27.7 Profondsart
from Leuven
 30.0 Ottignies
to Charleroi
to Louvain-la-Neuve
36.0 Mont-Saint-Guibert
 38.0 Blanmont
 40.0 Chastre
 41.9 Ernage
 45.0 Gembloux
to Jemeppe-sur-Sambre
47.6 Lonzée
 50.9 Beuzet
 53.0 Saint-Denis-Bovesse
 56.0 Rhisnes
Line from Charleroi
 62.0 Namur
Line to Liège
 River Meuse
to Dinant
 Line to Luxembourg

Belgian railway line 161 is the railway line connecting the Belgian capital city Brussels to Namur. The line first opened on August 12, 1854 between the Brussels-Luxembourg and La Hulpe railway stations, and was completed on October 23, 1856.[1]

The line goes through the following stations:

References

  1. ↑ "Ligne 161: Bruxelles-Nord - Namur". Chemins de fer Belges (in Dutch).
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