Jacques Brel metro station

Jacques Brel metro station
General information
LocationBoulevard Jules Graindor / Jules Graindorlaan
1070 Anderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°50′42″N 4°19′07″E / 50.84500°N 4.31861°E / 50.84500; 4.31861
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
Opened6 October 1982; 42 years ago (1982-10-06)
Services
Preceding station The icon for Brussels Metro. A white letter 'M' on top of a pink circle. Brussels Metro Following station
Aumale
towards Erasme/Erasmus
 Line 5 Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation
towards Herrmann-Debroux

Jacques Brel (French pronunciation: [ʒak bʁɛl] ⓘ) is a Brussels Metro station on the western branch of line 5. It is located in the municipality of Anderlecht, in the western part of Brussels, Belgium. The station is named after the Belgian singer, songwriter, and poet Jacques Brel.

The metro station opened on 6 October 1982 as part of the Beekkant–Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido extension of former line 1B. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by the extended east–west line 5.[1]

After the City of Brussels commissioned art projects to enhance the metro network, the artist Maurice Wyckaert was appointed to decorate the station.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Line 5 direction ERASME - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ Service du Tourisme (2009). L'art dans le metro à Anderlecht (PDF) (in French). Brussels: Édition communale.
  3. ^ "MAURICE WYCKAERT - COMING UP FOR AIR". STIB-MIVB. Retrieved 6 August 2024.


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