Maelbeek metro station
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Maelbeek (French, former Dutch spelling) or Maalbeek (Dutch, pronounced [ˈmaːlbeːk]) is a Brussels Metro station in the City of Brussels, Belgium. Its name originates from the Maalbeek stream.
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Location | Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat B-1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 50°50′38″N 4°22′36″E | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | STIB/MIVB | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | 17 December 1969; 54 years ago (1969-12-17) (premetro) 20 September 1976; 47 years ago (1976-09-20) (metro) | |||||||||||||||
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The station opened as a premetro (underground tram) station on 17 December 1969 and became a full metro station on 20 September 1976. Following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by lines 1 and 5, which cross Brussels from east to west.