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(Redirected from Beekkant) Metro station in Brussels, Belgium

Beekkant metro station
General information
LocationBoulevard Edmond Machtens / Edmond Machtenslaan
1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°51′13″N 4°19′22″E / 50.85361°N 4.32278°E / 50.85361; 4.32278
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened8 May 1981; 43 years ago (1981-05-08)
Services
Preceding station The icon for Brussels Metro. A white letter 'M' on top of a pink circle. Brussels Metro Following station
Gare de l'Ouest/WeststationTerminus Line 1 Étangs Noirs/Zwarte Vijverstowards Stockel/Stokkel
Gare de l'Ouest/Weststationtowards Elisabeth Line 2 Osseghem/Ossegemtowards Simonis
Gare de l'Ouest/Weststationtowards Erasme/Erasmus Line 5 Étangs Noirs/Zwarte Vijverstowards Herrmann-Debroux
Gare de l'Ouest/Weststationtowards Elisabeth Line 6 Osseghem/Ossegemtowards King Baudouin

Beekkant is a Brussels Metro station on lines 1, 2, 5 and 6. It is located under the Boulevard Edmond Machtens/Edmond Machtenslaan in the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, in the western part of Brussels, Belgium. The station's name translates into English as "Brookside".

The metro station opened on 8 May 1981 as part of the Sainte-Catherine/Sint-Katelijne–Beekkant extension of former east–west line 1, and was for a year, until 6 October 1982, the western terminus of the metro. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by lines 1, 2, 5 and 6.

The metro station runs parallel to a railway used for freight trains, and from 2010 again, as a suburban railway line of the future Brussels Regional Express Network (RER/GEN).

Connections

The station offers the following connections:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Line 1 direction GARE DE L'OUEST - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Line 5 direction ERASME - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Line 2 direction SIMONIS - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Line 6 direction ROI BAUDOUIN - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  5. "Brussel-West station". www.belgianrail.be. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  6. "Line 2 direction ELISABETH - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  7. "Line 6 direction ELISABETH - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.

External links

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