Kiewit railway station

Kiewit
Railway Station

Kiewit railway station
Location Kiewit, Limburg
 Belgium
Coordinates 50°57′16″N 5°21′01″E / 50.95444°N 5.35028°E / 50.95444; 5.35028Coordinates: 50°57′16″N 5°21′01″E / 50.95444°N 5.35028°E / 50.95444; 5.35028
Owned by Infrabel
Operated by National Railway Company of Belgium
Line(s) 21A
Platforms 2
History
Opened 28 May 1972 (1972-05-28)
reopened 28 May 1989 (1989-05-28)
Closed 3 June 1984 (1984-06-03)
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 635 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:

Preceding station   NMBS/SNCB   Following station
toward Blankenberge and Knokke
IC 03
toward Genk

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