Simonis metro station


Simonis
Coordinates 50°51′47″N 4°19′50″E / 50.86306°N 4.33056°E / 50.86306; 4.33056Coordinates: 50°51′47″N 4°19′50″E / 50.86306°N 4.33056°E / 50.86306; 4.33056
Owned by STIB/MIVB
History
Opened 1982
Services
Preceding station   NMBS/SNCB   Following station
Thurn en Taxis
toward Dendermonde
S 10
toward Aalst
Preceding station   Brussels Metro   Following station
  Leopold II  
Line 2Terminus
Line 6
  Elisabeth  
TerminusLine 2
Line 6

Simonis is a station on the Brussels Metro serving lines 2 and 6 via two different levels. It opened on 6 October 1982 and is situated at the end of Boulevard Léopold II. It is close to Elizabeth Park and the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. The station was named after the Belgian sculptor Eugène Simonis. The station is also served by buses, a tram and the Belgian national railway.

On April 2009, as a result of the reorganized metro lines 2 and 6 (which now go in a loop-trajectory), Simonis was given two separate names corresponding to the two separate moments that the lines call this station:

On November 2013, the metro station was renamed again:

Simonis railway station

Simonis Railway station

Since December 2009, Simonis is served by the National Railway Company of Belgium's local commuter rail services[1] on line 28. The line runs from Brussels-South to Schaerbeek, but currently the trains stopping at Simonis go between Brussels West and Dendermonde. The opening of the line forms part of the ongoing effort to develop the Brussels Regional Express Network.

The station is served by the following service(s):

References

  1. "NMBS en Infrabel openen twee nieuwe stations in Brussel" (in Dutch). treinreiziger.nl. 2009-12-10. Retrieved 2012-12-07.

External links

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