Belgica metro station explained

Style:Brussels Metro
Address:French: Boulevard Belgica|italic=no / Dutch; Flemish: Belgicalaan|italic=no
1090 Jette, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Structure:Below grade
Platform:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Owned:STIB/MIVB

Belgica is a Brussels Metro station on the northern branch of line 6. It is located in the municipality of Jette, in the north-west of Brussels, Belgium. The station is named in honour of RV Belgica, the ship that carried the first Belgian polar expedition to the Antarctic in 1897.[1]

The metro station opened on 6 October 1982 as part of the BeekkantBockstael extension of former line 1A. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by line 6.[2]

In May 2024, Brussels Mobility and the Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (STIB/MIVB) applied for a permit to build a new tram line connecting Belgica with Brussels-North railway station.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arrêtez-vous dans ces cinq stations de métro 'instagrammables' de Bruxelles . 2024-08-11 . RTBF . fr.
  2. Web site: Line 6 direction ROI BAUDOUIN - stib-mivb.be . 2024-08-06 . www.stib-mivb.be.
  3. News: Chini . Maïthé . 15 May 2024 . Brussels to build new tram line between Belgica and North station . 2024-06-30 . The Brussels Times.