Kiewit railway station
Kiewit  | |
|---|---|
| Railway Station | |
 Kiewit railway station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Kiewit, Limburg Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°57′16″N 5°21′01″E / 50.95444°N 5.35028°E |
| Owned by | Infrabel |
| Operated by | National Railway Company of Belgium |
| Line(s) | 21A |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 28 May 1972 reopened 28 May 1989 |
| Closed | 3 June 1984 |
| Passengers | |
| 2014 | 635 per day |
Kiewit is a railway station in Kiewit, close to the city of Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium. The station opened on 28 May 1974 and is located on line 21A. The station was closed on 3 June 1984 and reopened on 28 May 1989. The train services are operated by National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS).
The station was opened close to the location of the Philips factory in an attempt to reduce the congestion caused by people travelling to work at the factory by car. The station is also used by students travelling to nearby schools and people travelling to the Pukkelpop music festival.
Train services
[edit]The station is served by the following services:
- Intercity services (IC-03) Blankeberge/Knokke - Bruges - Ghent - Brussels - Leuven - Hasselt - Genk
| Preceding station | NMBS/SNCB
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasselt towards Blankenberge or Knokke
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IC 03 | Bokrijk towards Genk
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
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Media related to Kiewit train station at Wikimedia Commons- Kiewit railway station at Belgian Railways website
