Jette railway station explained

Jette
Type:Railway Station
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location:be
Style:Belgium Railway
Address:Jette, Brussels-Capital Region
Country:Belgium
Coordinates:50.8808°N 4.3286°W
Owned:SNCB/NMBS
Operator:SNCB/NMBS
Line:50 (Brussels-Ghent)
Connections:Tram 19
Bus 53
Bus 88
Map Type:Belgium#Europe
Embedded:
Stroke-Colour:
  1. C60C30
Stroke-Width:3
Marker:rail-underground
Marker-Colour:
  1. 009D58
Zoom:15

Jette railway station (French: Gare de Jette; Dutch; Flemish: Station Jette) is a railway station in the municipality of Jette in Brussels, Belgium, opened in 1892.[1] The station, operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB), is located south of King Baudouin Park on the French: Place Cardinal Mercier|italic=no/Dutch; Flemish: Kardinaal Mercierplein|italic=no. It lies on line 50, between Bockstael and Berchem-Sainte-Agathe railway stations.[2]

Nearby is the French: Gare de Jette|italic=no/Dutch; Flemish: Jette Station|italic=no stop of the Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (STIB/MIVB), which offers a connection with Brussels tram route 19, as well as bus routes 53 and 88.

History

The station opened on 17 September 1858.[3] The current building, whose facade is protected, dates from 1892.

Train services

The station is served by the following service(s):

See also

References

Citations

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jette-Bienvenue . 2010-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100115025523/http://www.jette.irisnet.be/fr/bienven/photogare.htm . 2010-01-15 . dead .
  2. Web site: Gares Infrabel.
  3. Web site: ST/H/PA - Jette . spoorweggeschiedenis.quartam.on-rev.com . 27 April 2020 . Dutch.