Bockstael metro station
Bockstael Metro Station is one of the metro stations on line 6 of the Brussels Metro. It was opened in 1982 and named after the "Place Émile Bockstael/Émile Bockstaelplein". Prior to the opening of the extension to the Heizel/Heysel metro station in 1985, the station was the western terminus of line 1A (now line 6).
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| Location | Émile Bockstaelplein, Laeken | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°52′39″N 4°20′51″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | STIB/MIVB | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1982 | ||||||||||
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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 the old railway station of Laken, located about 200m eastwards.
External links
- Station ID - Bockstael, bsubway.net
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