Forest-South railway station
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The Forest-South railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Forest
in Brussels
, Belgium
. The station is located on the Belgian railway line 96
between the Brussels-South and Ruisbroek
railway stations. It was opened in 1862 Trains calling at this station ride between Braine-le-Comte
and Leuven
(via Halle
) and between Halle and Leuven.
Forest, Belgium
Forest or Vorst is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium.The town is commonly known for its concert hall...
in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. The station is located on the Belgian railway line 96
Belgian railway line 96
The Belgian railway line 96 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Brussels to Quévy at the French border. A French railway line then connects Quévy to Paris, which forms the old Brussels-Paris railway line. The line is used by TGV, Thalys and Eurostar between Brussels and Lembeek. The first...
between the Brussels-South and Ruisbroek
Ruisbroek
Ruisbroek is a village in the municipality of Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. Previously a separate municipality, it became a deelgemeente of Sint-Pieters-Leeuw in 1977...
railway stations. It was opened in 1862 Trains calling at this station ride between Braine-le-Comte
Braine-le-Comte
Braine-le-Comte is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut.On January 1, 2006, Braine-le-Comte had a total population of 20,305...
and Leuven
Leuven
Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region, Belgium...
(via Halle
Halle, Belgium
Halle , is a Belgian city and municipality in the district Halle-Vilvoorde of the province Flemish Brabant. The city is located on the Brussels-Charleroi Canal and on the Flemish side of the language border that separates Flanders and Wallonia...
) and between Halle and Leuven.