Simonis metro station
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| Coordinates | 50°51′47″N 4°19′50″E / 50.86306°N 4.33056°ECoordinates: 50°51′47″N 4°19′50″E / 50.86306°N 4.33056°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | STIB/MIVB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.On the 5 November 2013 the levels changed their name.Simonis(Léopold II) is today called Simonis and Siminis(Elizabeth) is today called Elizabeth
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.
Train services
The station is served by the following service(s):
- Local services (RER-D) Aalst - Denderleeuw - Jette - Brussels - Jette - Dendermonde
References
- ↑ "NMBS en Infrabel openen twee nieuwe stations in Brussel" (in Dutch). treinreiziger.nl. 2009-12-10. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
External links
Media related to Simonis metro station at Wikimedia Commons
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