Merode station
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Merode is a
Metro station
Merode station opened in 1976 and was served by the first heavy metro service ever in Brussels (earlier underground services elsewhere were operated by trams). The station is located at the eastern end of the common branch of lines 1 and 5. One metro train out of two coming from
The station is unusual in having its eastbound and westbound tracks one on top of the other, which avoids an at-grade fork. As a result, each platform faces a blank wall across the track, which has been decorated with
Railway station
The underground railway station has two tracks with two side platforms and is served by the suburban services of the
Train services
The station is served by the following service(s):
- Brussels RER services (S4) Mechelen - Vilvoorde - Merode - Etterbeek - Brussels-Luxembourg - Denderleeuw - Aalst (weekdays)
- Brussels RER services (S7) Vilvoorde - Arcaden - Halle (weekdays)
Area
Several places of interest are located around this station among which the famous Cauchie House (house of the architect Paul Cauchie ), the Parc du Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark, the Avenue de Tervueren/Tervurenlaan (one of the oldest avenues in Brussels) and the Royal Military Academy. The station offers a connection with the Brussels tram route 81 as well as the bus routes 22, 27 and 80.
References
- ^ "Square Princesse Jean de Mérode – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
External links
Media related to Merode metro station at Wikimedia Commons