Kiewit
Railway Station
Kiewit railway station
General information
LocationKiewit, Limburg
 Belgium
Coordinates50°57′16″N 5°21′01″E / 50.95444°N 5.35028°E / 50.95444; 5.35028
Owned byInfrabel
Operated byNational Railway Company of Belgium
Line(s)21A
Platforms2
History
Opened28 May 1972 (1972-05-28)
reopened 28 May 1989 (1989-05-28)
Closed3 June 1984 (1984-06-03)
Passengers
2014635 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

The station is served by the following services:

  • Intercity services (IC-03) Blankeberge/Knokke - Bruges - Ghent - Brussels - Leuven - Hasselt - Genk
Preceding station NMBS/SNCB Following station
Hasselt
towards Blankenberge or Knokke
IC 03 Bokrijk
towards Genk

See also

References

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