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Brussels-West railway station

railway station in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels, Belgium
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Brussels-West railway station

Summary

Brussels-West railway station is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.92% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #170 of 18,574).[2]

Key Facts

  • Brussels-West railway station is located in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean[3].
  • Brussels-West railway station is in the country of Belgium[4].
  • Brussels-West railway station's transport network is recorded as Brussels S Train[5].
  • Brussels-West railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station[6].
  • Brussels-West railway station's connecting line is recorded as line 28 (Infrabel)[7].
  • Brussels-West railway station is owned by Infrabel[8].
  • Brussels-West railway station is operated by NMBS/SNCB[9].
  • Brussels-West railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Simonis railway station[10].
  • Brussels-West railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Brussels-South railway station[11].
  • Brussels-West railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Forest-East railway station[12].
  • Brussels-West railway station's station code is recorded as BEFBOW[13].
  • Brussels-West railway station's Commons category is recorded as Brussels-West railway station[14].
  • Brussels-West railway station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.849045, 'lon': 4.321345}[15].
  • Brussels-West railway station's significant event is recorded as closure[16].
  • Brussels-West railway station's significant event is recorded as reopening[17].
  • Brussels-West railway station's interchange station is recorded as Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation[18].
  • Brussels-West railway station's interchange station is recorded as Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation[19].
  • Brussels-West railway station's connecting service is recorded as Line S10[20].
  • Brussels-West railway station's daily patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+247'}[21].
  • Brussels-West railway station's daily patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+105'}[22].
  • Brussels-West railway station's daily patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+100'}[23].
  • Brussels-West railway station's date of official opening is recorded as +1871-06-01T00:00:00Z[24].
  • Brussels-West railway station sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+40'}[25].
  • Brussels-West railway station's connects with is recorded as Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation[26].
  • Brussels-West railway station's exact match is recorded as http://irail.be/stations/NMBS/008815040[27].

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Geography

Brussels-West railway station is in the country of Belgium[4]. It is located in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean[3].

Physical Characteristics

Brussels-West railway station sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+40'}[25].

Designation and Status

Brussels-West railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station[6].

History and Context

Brussels-West railway station is owned by Infrabel[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Brussels-West railway station include Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation[28], a metro station[29], in Belgium[30], founded in 1982[31].

Why It Matters

Brussels-West railway station ranks in the top 0.92% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #170 of 18,574).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for it include Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation[28], a metro station[29], in Belgium[30], founded in 1982[31].

Related Entities

Belgium Molenbeek-Saint-Jean

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Q117825006. Retrieved . cdn.belgiantrain.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Q117825006. Retrieved . cdn.belgiantrain.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Q117825006. Retrieved . cdn.belgiantrain.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Connects with → Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 50.849045, 'lon': 4.321345}
    Connecting line → line 28 (Infrabel)
    Country → Belgium
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:برسلز-ویسٹ اسٹیشن]]"
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