Beekkant metro station

Beekkant is a Brussels metro station located in the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, in the western part of Brussels (Belgium). It opened on 8 May 1981 as part of the Sainte-Catherine/Sint-Katelijne–Beekkant extension of former line 1, and was for a year, until 6 October 1982, the western terminus of the metro. Following the reorganisation of the Brussels metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by lines 1, 2, 5 and 6.

Beekkant metro station
LocationBoulevard Edmond Machtens / Edmond Machtenslaan
B-1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°51′13″N 4°19′22″E
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
History
Opened8 May 1981 (1981-05-08)
Services
Preceding station   Brussels Metro   Following station
Terminus
Line 1
toward Stockel/Stokkel
toward Elisabeth
Line 2
toward Simonis
toward Erasme/Erasmus
Line 5
toward Elisabeth
Line 6

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).

Connections

The station offers the following connections:

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References

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