Étangs Noirs metro station

Étangs Noirs (French, pronounced [etɑ̃ nwaʁ]) or Zwarte Vijvers (Dutch, pronounced [ˈzʋɑrtə ˈvɛivərs]) is a Brussels Metro station on lines 1 and 5. It is located at the border between the municipalities of Koekelberg and Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, in the western part of Brussels, Belgium. The station's name translates into English as "Black Ponds".

Étangs Noirs/Zwarte Vijvers metro station
General information
Location	Place des Étangs Noirs / Zwarte Vijversplein 1081 Koekelberg, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates	50°51′25″N 4°19′57″E
Owned by	STIB/MIVB
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	8 May 1981; 43 years ago (1981-05-08)
Services
Preceding station Brussels Metro Following station Beekkant towards Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation Line 1 Comte de Flandre/Graaf van Vlaanderen towards Stockel/Stokkel Beekkant towards Erasme/Erasmus Line 5 Comte de Flandre/Graaf van Vlaanderen towards Herrmann-Debroux

The metro station opened on 8 May 1981 as part of the Sainte-Catherine/Sint-Katelijne–Beekkant extension of former east–west line 1 (further split in 1982 into former lines 1A and 1B). Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it now lies on the joint section of east–west lines 1 and 5.^[1][2]

See also

• Belgium portal

• Transport in Brussels
• History of Brussels