Bockstael metro station
Metro station in Brussels, Belgium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bockstael is a Brussels Metro station on line 6. It opened on 6 October 1982 and is named after the Place Émile Bockstael/Émile Bockstaelplein in Laeken, in the north-west of the City of Brussels, Belgium, where it is located. Prior to the opening of the extension to Heizel/Heysel metro station in 1985, the station was the western terminus of former line 1A (now line 6).
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Location | Place Émile Bockstael / Émile Bockstaelplein B-1020 Laeken, City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 50°52′39″N 4°20′51″E | ||||||||||
Owned by | STIB/MIVB | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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Opened | 6 October 1982; 41 years ago (1982-10-06) | ||||||||||
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The station allows transfer to and from suburban railway line 50 to Aalst and Dendermonde via Belgian Rail. A two track railway station with side platforms is integrated into the subway complex and replaced Laeken's old railway station, located about 200 metres (660 feet) eastwards.