Belgica metro station

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Belgica metro station
General information
LocationBoulevard Belgica / Belgicalaan
1090 Jette, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates 50°52′04″N4°20′10″E / 50.86778°N 4.33611°E / 50.86778; 4.33611
Owned by STIB/MIVB
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeBelow grade
History
Opened6 October 1982;41 years ago (1982-10-06)
Services
Preceding station Brussels metro icon.svg Brussels Metro Following station
Simonis
towards Elisabeth
Line 6 Pannenhuis
towards King Baudouin

Belgica is a Brussels Metro station on the northern branch of line 6. It is located in the municipality of Jette, in the north-west of Brussels, Belgium. The station received its name from the aboveground Boulevard Belgica/Belgicalaan, itself named in honour of RV Belgica, the ship that carried the first Belgian polar expedition to the Antarctic in 1897. [1]

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The metro station opened on 6 October 1982 as part of the BeekkantBockstael extension of former line 1A. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by line 6. [2]

In May 2024, Brussels Mobility and the Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (STIB/MIVB) applied for a permit to build a new tram line connecting Belgica with Brussels-North railway station. [3]

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References

  1. "Arrêtez-vous dans ces cinq stations de métro 'instagrammables' de Bruxelles". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  2. "Line 6 direction ROI BAUDOUIN - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  3. Chini, Maïthé (15 May 2024). "Brussels to build new tram line between Belgica and North station". The Brussels Times. Retrieved 30 June 2024.