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]
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
References
- ^ "Arrêtez-vous dans ces cinq stations de métro 'instagrammables' de Bruxelles". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Line 6 direction ROI BAUDOUIN - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ 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
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