Belgian railway line 161

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]

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
Service
Operator(s)	National Railway Company of Belgium
History
Opened	1854-1856
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

The line goes through the following stations:

• Brussels-North
• Brussels-Schuman
• Brussels-Luxembourg
• Etterbeek
• Watermael
• Boitsfort
• Groenendaal
• Hoeilaart
• La Hulpe
• Genval
• Rixensart
• Profondsart
• Ottignies
• Mont-Saint-Guibert
• Blanmont
• Chastre
• Ernage
• Gembloux
• Lonzée
• Beuzet
• Saint-Denis-Bovesse
• Rhisnes
• Namur