Bockstael railway station

Bockstael
Railway Station
Bockstael railway station
General information
Location	City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region Belgium
Owned by	SNCB/NMBS
Operated by	SNCB/NMBS
Line(s)	50 (Brussels-Ghent)
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	FBL
History
Opened	6 October 1982; 42 years ago (1982-10-06)
Location Bockstael Location within Belgium Show map of Belgium Bockstael Bockstael (Europe) Show map of Europe

Bockstael railway station (French: Gare de Bockstael; Dutch: Station Bockstael)^[a] is a railway station in Brussels, Belgium, operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB). It opened in 1982 to replace Laeken railway station.^[1]

The station is located in the City of Brussels on line 50,^[2] between Brussels-North and Jette railway stations. It is named after the nearby Place Emile Bockstael/Emile Bockstaelplein.

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

Preceding station	NMBS/SNCB			Following station
Jette towards Dendermonde		S 3		Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord towards Oudenaarde
Jette towards Aalst		S 4 weekdays		Brussels-Schuman towards Mechelen
		S 10		Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord towards Dendermonde

The station offers a connection with Bockstael metro station on 6 of the Brussels Metro system, Brussels tram routes 62 and 93, as well as bus routes 49, 53, 88 and 89. Many buses of the Flemish transport company De Lijn also stop there.

• List of railway stations in Belgium
• Rail transport in Belgium
• Transport in Brussels
• History of Brussels

• Media related to Bockstael train station at Wikimedia Commons

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