Belgica metro station

This article is about the metro station in Brussels, Belgium. For other stations, see Belgica (disambiguation).

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 received its name from the aboveground Boulevard Belgica/Belgicalaan, itself named in honour of RV Belgica, the ship that carried the first Belgian polar expedition to the Antarctic in 1897.^[1]

Belgica metro station
General information
Location	Boulevard Belgica / Belgicalaan 1090 Jette, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates	50°52′04″N 4°20′10″E
Owned by	STIB/MIVB
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Below grade
History
Opened	6 October 1982; 42 years ago (1982-10-06)
Services
Preceding station Brussels Metro Following station Simonis towards Elisabeth Line 6 Pannenhuis towards King Baudouin

The metro station opened on 6 October 1982 as part of the Beekkant–Bockstael 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]

See also

• Belgium portal

• Transport in Brussels
• History of Brussels

References

1. "Arrêtez-vous dans ces cinq stations de métro 'instagrammables' de Bruxelles". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 11 August 2024.
2. "Line 6 direction ROI BAUDOUIN - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
3. Chini, Maïthé (15 May 2024). "Brussels to build new tram line between Belgica and North station". The Brussels Times. Retrieved 30 June 2024.

External links

• Media related to Belgica metro station at Wikimedia Commons
• STIB/MIVB official website