Genval railway station
Genval | |
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 Railway Station | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Genval, Walloon Brabant, Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°43′32″N 4°30′55″E / 50.72556°N 4.51528°E |
| Owned by | National Railway Company of Belgium |
| Line(s) | 161 |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Tracks | 3 |
| History | |
| Opened | 2 June 1889 |
Genval is a railway station in Genval, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. The station opened in 1889 on the Line 161 (Brussels - Namur).
Architecture
The railway station has been built by architect G. De Lulle in 1910, as attested by the inscription "Anno 1910" above the main entrance. The architectural style of the station is not Art nouveau but eclectic. The building, made of orange and yellow bricks, consists of a high central building with a low-rise extension on each side. The rear façade of the station presents a porch roof (or glass porch).
Art nouveau decoration
The Art nouveau decoration of the frontage consists of four beautiful ceramic panels and four sgraffiti, depicting red poppy flowers, plus one sgraffito depicting the "winged wheel", symbol of the railway since the nineteenth century. This "winged wheel" refers to Hermes[citation needed], god of the travellers.
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Ceramic panel depicting red poppy flowers -
Ceramic panel depicting red poppy flowers
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Sgraffito depicting red poppy flowers -
Sgraffito with the "winged wheel"
Train services
The following services currently the serve the station:
- Brussels RER services (S8) Brussels - Etterbeek - Ottignies - Louvain-le-Neuve
- Brussels RER services (S81) Schaarbeek - Brussels-Luxembourg - Etterbeek - Ottignies (weekdays, peak hours only)
Bus services
The following service(s) serve the station, operated by TEC.
- 366 (Ixelles - Court-Saint-Etienne)