Forest-East railway station
Forest-East railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Forest in Brussels, Belgium. The station, operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium, is located on line 124, between Brussels-South and Uccle-Stalle railway stations.Photo: Japplemedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Railway stop
- Description: railway station in Belgium
- Also known as: “Forest-Est - Vorst-Oost”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forest Municipal Hall and Forest Abbey.
Forest Municipal Hall
Town hall
Photo: Falken, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Municipal Hall of Forest is the municipal hall building and the seat of that municipality of Brussels, Belgium. Built between 1935 and 1938, and qualified as a prototype of Brussels' Art Deco, this building illustrates the leading role the style played in public architecture during the interwar period. Forest Municipal Hall is situated 210 metres northwest of Forest-East railway station.
Forest Abbey
Garden
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Forest Abbey or Vorst Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey located in the Brussels municipality of Forest, Belgium. It was founded in 1105 and existed for nearly 700 years, until its partial destruction by fire in 1764. Forest Abbey is situated 310 metres northwest of Forest-East railway station.
Church of St. Denis
Church
Photo: Karmakolle, CC0.
Church of St. Denis is situated 270 metres northwest of Forest-East railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forest and South Brussels.
Forest
Town
Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Forest or Vorst, is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the southern part of the region, it is bordered by Anderlecht, Ixelles, Uccle, and Saint-Gilles, as well as the Flemish municipality of Drogenbos.
South Brussels
Photo: M0tty, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The South district in the Belgian capital of Brussels comprises the municipalities of Saint-Gilles / Sint-Gillis, Forest / Vorst and Uccle / Ukkel.
Uccle
Town
Photo: Michel wal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Uccle or Ukkel is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the southern part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Ixelles, and Watermael-Boitsfort, as well as the Flemish municipalities of Drogenbos, Linkebeek and Sint-Genesius-Rode.
Forest-East railway station
- Categories: railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Vorst, Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.80963° or 50° 48′ 35″ northLongitude
4.32076° or 4° 19′ 15″ eastOperator
NMBS/SNCBOpen location code
9F26R85C+V8OpenStreetMap ID
node 6040151017OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=haltOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q2479446
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Hungarian—“Forest-East railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Vorst-Oost”
- Dutch: “Station Vorst-Oost”
- Dutch: “Vorst-Oost”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة فوريسانت ياست”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة فوريست ايست”
- French: “Forest-Est”
- French: “gare de Forest-Est”
- French: “Gare de Forest-Est”
- Hungarian: “Forest-East vasútállomás”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plaine Square du 8 Mai - 8 Mei-square plein and Square du 8 Mai - 8 Meisquare.
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