Simonis and Elisabeth stations
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Simonis and Elisabeth are two interconnected stations on the Brussels Metro serving line 2 and line 6 on two different levels. Additionally Simonis is a railway station operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB) and a tram stop.
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Coordinates | 50°51′47″N 4°19′50″E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | STIB/MIVB, Infrabel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | STIB/MIVB, SNCB/NMBS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform (Simonis metro) 2 side platforms (Elisabeth metro) 2 side platforms (SNCB/NMBS) 2 side platforms (tram 19) 1 side, 1 island platform (tram 9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1982 (Simonis metro) 1986 (tram 19) 1988 (Elisabeth metro) 2009 (railway) 2019 (tram 9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station complex is situated at the end of the Boulevard Léopold II/Leopold II-laan in the municipality of Koekelberg, in the western part of Brussels, Belgium. Simonis was named after the Place Eugène Simonis/Eugène Simonisplein, itself named after the sculptor Eugène Simonis; while the nearby Elisabeth Park, named after Queen Elisabeth, gives Elisabeth its name.
Simonis metro station opened on 6 October 1982 and is a transit station in north–south direction situated in a cutting next to a railway line. It serves as a transit station on line 6 and a terminus of line 2. Elisabeth metro station is orthogonal to and one level below Simonis and is a terminal station located at the end of the Boulevard Léopold II in east–west direction. It opened on 2 October 1988 and is the terminus for lines 2 and 6.