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Metro station in Brussels, Belgium


Gare Centrale/Centraal Station metro station
General information
LocationCarrefour de l'Europe / Europakruispunt 2
1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°50′44″N 4°21′25″E / 50.84556°N 4.35694°E / 50.84556; 4.35694
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
Opened17 December 1969; 55 years ago (1969-12-17) (premetro)
20 September 1976; 48 years ago (1976-09-20) (metro)
Services
Preceding station The icon for Brussels Metro. A white letter 'M' on top of a pink circle. Brussels Metro Following station
De Brouckèretowards Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation Line 1 Parktowards Stockel/Stokkel
De Brouckèretowards Erasme/Erasmus Line 5 Parktowards Herrmann-Debroux

Gare Centrale (French) or Centraal Station (Dutch) is a Brussels Metro station on lines 1 and 5. It is located five minutes' walk from Brussels-Central railway station, under the Marché au Bois/Houtmarkt, in the City of Brussels, Belgium, and can be accessed through a pedestrian tunnel.

The station opened on 17 December 1969 as a premetro (underground tram) station on the tram line between De Brouckère and Schuman. This station was upgraded to full metro status on 20 September 1976, serving former east–west line 1 (further split in 1982 into former lines 1A and 1B). Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it now lies on the joint section of east–west lines 1 and 5.

History

Gare Centrale/Centraal Station station was inaugurated on 17 December 1969 as a premetro station (i.e. a station served by underground tramways), as part of the first underground public transport route in Belgium, which initially stretched from De Brouckère to Schuman. On 20 September 1976, this premetro line was converted into a heavy metro line, which was later split into two distinct lines on 6 October 1982: former lines 1A and 1B, both serving Gare Centrale/Centraal Station. On 4 April 2009, metro operation was restructured and the station is now served by metro lines 1 and 5.

See also

References

  1. BELGA (17 August 2023). "Le tunnel de la Gare Centrale remis à neuf". La Libre.be (in French). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  2. Ienco, Grégory (6 August 2021). "La rénovation de la station de métro de la gare centrale finalement prévue en 2022". BX1 (in French). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Line 1 direction GARE DE L'OUEST - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Line 5 direction ERASME - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.

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