Beekkant metro station explained

Style:Brussels Metro
Address:French: Boulevard Edmond Machtens|italic=no / Dutch; Flemish: Edmond Machtenslaan|italic=no
1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Structure:Underground
Platform:2 island platforms
Tracks:4
Owned:STIB/MIVB

Beekkant is a Brussels Metro station on lines 1, 2, 5 and 6. It is located under the French: Boulevard Edmond Machtens|italic=no/Dutch; Flemish: Edmond Machtenslaan|italic=no 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.[1] [2] [3] [4]

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).[5]

Connections

The station offers the following connections:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Line 1 direction GARE DE L'OUEST - stib-mivb.be . 2024-08-06 . www.stib-mivb.be.
  2. Web site: Line 5 direction ERASME - stib-mivb.be . 2024-08-06 . www.stib-mivb.be.
  3. Web site: Line 2 direction SIMONIS - stib-mivb.be . 2024-08-06 . www.stib-mivb.be.
  4. Web site: Line 6 direction ROI BAUDOUIN - stib-mivb.be . 2024-08-06 . www.stib-mivb.be.
  5. Web site: Brussel-West station . 2024-07-22 . www.belgianrail.be.
  6. Web site: Line 2 direction ELISABETH - stib-mivb.be . 2024-08-06 . www.stib-mivb.be.
  7. Web site: Line 6 direction ELISABETH - stib-mivb.be . 2024-08-06 . www.stib-mivb.be.