Maelbeek metro station

Coordinates: 50°50′38″N 4°22′36″E / 50.84389°N 4.37667°E / 50.84389; 4.37667
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Maalbeek/Maelbeek metro station
)

STIB/MIVB
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened17 December 1969; 54 years ago (1969-12-17) (premetro)
20 September 1976; 47 years ago (1976-09-20) (metro)
Services
Preceding station The icon for Brussels Metro.A white letter 'M' on top of a pink circle. Brussels Metro Following station
Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet
towards Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation
 Line 1
Stockel/Stokkel
Erasme/Erasmus
 Line 5 Schuman
towards Herrmann-Debroux

Maelbeek (

station in the City of Brussels, Belgium. Its name originates from the Maalbeek stream
.

The station opened as a premetro (underground tram) station on 17 December 1969 and became a full metro station on 20 September 1976. Following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by lines 1 and 5, which cross Brussels from east to west.

History

Maelbeek/Maalbeek station was inaugurated on 17 December 1969 as a

Schuman. On 20 September 1976, this premetro line was converted into a heavy metro line, which was later split into two distinct lines on 6 October 1982: former lines 1A and 1B, both serving Maelbeek. As of 4 April 2009, the lines were reorganised and renumbered 1 and 5
.

2016 Brussels bombings

Main article: 2016 Brussels bombings

On 22 March 2016 at 09:11

VRT officially reported 20 people were killed at the metro station, with 106 injured.[1]

The station was closed for over a month following the attacks. On 25 April 2016, it reopened again.[2]

Interior and art

The walls of the Maelbeek/Maalbeek platforms are decorated with white Azulejo tiles manufactured in Portugal.[3] The visual artist Benoît van Innis was commissioned to paint eight portraits on the walls.

Location

Maelbeek/Maalbeek station is located under the

Schuman railway station
. This entrance is located under the railway bridge with stairs up to the platforms.

Nearby locations

References

Notes

  1. telegraaf.nl
     (in Dutch). 22 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
    Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  3. ^ "The art of the underground (2): Metro Maalbeek".

External links

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