Brussels suburban rail network

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commuter rail system suburban rail network

The Brussels suburban rail network is a regional commuter rail system serving Brussels and its surrounding areas, connecting the city with nearby towns and suburbs through frequent train services.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Brussels RER/GEN suburban services 1
Brussels RER/S-trains 1
Brussels Regional Express Network (RER/GEN) 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commuter rail system ⓘ
suburban rail network ⓘ
accessibility serves major employment zones in Brussels ⓘ
serves residential suburbs around Brussels ⓘ
connects Brussels, Belgium ⓘ
surface form: Brussels

nearby towns ⓘ
suburbs around Brussels ⓘ
connectsTo Brussels Metro ⓘ
STIB-MIVB bus lines ⓘ
surface form: Brussels bus network

Brussels tram system ⓘ
country Belgium ⓘ
electrification overhead line ⓘ
fareSystem integrated with national Belgian rail fares ⓘ
hasCentralHub Bruxelles-Central / Brussel-Centraal railway station ⓘ
surface form: Brussels-Central railway station

Brussels-North railway station ⓘ
Brussels-South railway station ⓘ
hasFrequency multiple trains per hour on core sections ⓘ
hasLanguage Dutch ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
integration part of wider Brussels public transport system ⓘ
mode rail ⓘ
operator NMBS ⓘ
SNCB/NMBS ⓘ
surface form: SNCB
partOf Belgian railway network ⓘ
peakUsage weekday commuting periods ⓘ
primaryFunction connect Brussels with surrounding suburbs and towns ⓘ
purpose provide fast public transport access to Brussels employment centers ⓘ
reduce road congestion in Brussels region ⓘ
safetySystem Belgian national train protection systems ⓘ
European Train Control System ⓘ
servesCity Brussels, Belgium ⓘ
surface form: Brussels
servesRegion Brussels-Capital Region ⓘ
Flemish Brabant NERFINISHED ⓘ
Walloon Brabant NERFINISHED ⓘ
servicePattern all-day regular interval services ⓘ
frequent services at peak hours ⓘ
serviceType commuter rail ⓘ
regional rail ⓘ
ticketing supports rail passes ⓘ
supports season tickets ⓘ
supports single tickets ⓘ
trackGauge standard gauge ⓘ
typicalRollingStock electric multiple units ⓘ
usesInfrastructureOwner Infrabel ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brussels Metro → connectsTo → Brussels suburban rail network ⓘ
this entity surface form: SNCB-NMBS railway network in Brussels
Schuman roundabout → hasPublicTransportConnection → Brussels suburban rail network ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brussels suburban rail (S-trains)
Brussels-Luxembourg railway station → partOf → Brussels suburban rail network ⓘ
Brussels-Schuman railway station → partOf → Brussels suburban rail network ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brussels Regional Express Network (RER/GEN)
Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid → servedBy → Brussels suburban rail network ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brussels RER/GEN suburban services
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord → servesTrainType → Brussels suburban rail network ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brussels RER/S-trains