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


Heysel/Heizel metro station
General information
LocationAvenue des Athlètes / Atletenlaan
1020 Laeken, City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°53′48″N 4°20′11″E / 50.89667°N 4.33639°E / 50.89667; 4.33639
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
Platforms2
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened5 July 1985; 39 years ago (1985-07-05)
Services
Preceding station The icon for Brussels Metro. A white letter 'M' on top of a pink circle. Brussels Metro Following station
Houba-Brugmanntowards Elisabeth Line 6 King BaudouinTerminus

Heysel (French, pronounced [ɛzɛl]) or Heizel (Dutch, pronounced [ˈɦɛizəl] ) is a Brussels Metro station on the northern branch of line 6. It is located in Laeken, in the north-west of the City of Brussels, Belgium, and serves the Heysel/Heizel Plateau, famous for the World's Fairs of 1935 and 1958, the King Baudouin Stadium (formerly known as the Heysel Stadium) and the Atomium. The Bruparck entertainment park (with among others Mini-Europe miniature park and Kinepolis Brussels cinema) and the Centenary Palace, home to the Brussels Exhibition Centre (Brussels Expo), are also located nearby.

The metro station opened on 5 July 1985 as part of the Bockstael–Heysel/Heizel extension of former line 1A, and until 1998, it was the northern terminus of the metro. On 25 August 1998, the line was further extended to Roi Baudouin/Koning Boudewijn for the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by line 6. It offers a connection with tram route 7, as well as bus routes 84 and 88.

The Heysel/Heizel Plateau viewed from the top of the Atomium

See also

References

  1. "Heysel/Heizel metro station - Brussels Metro".
  2. "Line 6 direction ROI BAUDOUIN - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.

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