Belgian railway line 161

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

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
Services	Belgian railway line 161 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
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