Simonis metro station

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Simonis
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Coordinates 50°51′47″N 4°19′50″E / 50.86306°N 4.33056°E / 50.86306; 4.33056Coordinates: 50°51′47″N 4°19′50″E / 50.86306°N 4.33056°E / 50.86306; 4.33056
Other information
Opened 1982
Owned by STIB/MIVB
Services
Preceding station   Brussels Metro   Following station
    Leopold II    
Line 2 Terminus
Line 6
    Elisabeth    
Terminus Line 2
Line 6

The Simonis Metro Station is a station on the Brussels Metro serving lines 2 and 6 via two different levels called Elisabeth and Leopold II. It opened on 6 October 1982 and is situated at the end of Boulevard Léopold II. It is close to Elizabeth Park and the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. The station was named after the Belgian sculptor Eugène Simonis.

Since December 2009, it is also served by NMBS/SNCB local rail services[1] on line 28. The line runs from Brussels-South to Schaerbeek, but currently the trains stopping at Simonis go between Brussels West and Dendermonde. The opening of the line forms part of the ongoing effort to develop the Brussels Regional Express Network.

References

  1. "NMBS en Infrabel openen twee nieuwe stations in Brussel" (in Dutch). treinreiziger.nl. 2009-12-10. Retrieved 2012-12-07. 

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