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(Redirected from Botanique/Kruidtuin metro station) Metro station in Brussels, Belgium For other uses, see Botanique (disambiguation).


Botanique/Kruidtuin metro station
General information
LocationRue Royale / Koningsstraat
1210 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°51′13″N 4°21′57″E / 50.85361°N 4.36583°E / 50.85361; 4.36583
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened18 August 1974; 50 years ago (1974-08-18) (premetro)
2 October 1988; 36 years ago (1988-10-02) (metro)
Services
Preceding station The icon for Brussels Metro. A white letter 'M' on top of a pink circle. Brussels Metro Following station
Rogiertowards Elisabeth Line 2 Madoutowards Simonis
Line 6 Madoutowards King Baudouin

Botanique (French, pronounced [bɔtanik] ) or Kruidtuin (Dutch, pronounced [ˈkrœytœyn]) is a Brussels Metro station on the northern segment of lines 2 and 6. It is located under the Small Ring (Brussels' inner ring road) at the Rue Royale/Koningsstraat in the municipality of the Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, north of the City of Brussels, Belgium.

The station opened on 18 August 1974 as a premetro (underground tram) station. It became a heavy metro station, serving line 2, when this line was converted on 2 October 1988. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it now lies on the joint section of lines 2 and 6.

The National Botanic Garden of Belgium, for which the area and station is named, was moved in the 1930s to the Flemish municipality of Meise, but the name Le Botanique and the building complex located nearby is still used as a concert venue and cultural centre.

See also

References

  1. "Line 2 direction SIMONIS - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. "Line 6 direction ROI BAUDOUIN - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.

External links

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