Houba-Brugmann metro station

Houba-Brugmann is a Brussels Metro station on the northern branch of line 6. It is located under the Avenue Houba De Strooper/Houba De Strooperlaan, near Brugmann University Hospital, in Laeken, in the north-west of the City of Brussels, Belgium. The station is jointly named after the city official Louis Houba and the 19th-century philanthropist Georges Brugmann.

Houba-Brugmann metro station
General information
LocationAvenue Houba De Strooper / Houba De Strooperlaan
1020 Laeken, City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°53′25″N 4°20′13″E / 50.89028°N 4.33694°E / 50.89028; 4.33694
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened5 July 1985; 39 years ago (1985-07-05)
Services
Preceding station The icon for Brussels Metro. A white letter 'M' on top of a pink circle. Brussels Metro Following station
Stuyvenbergh
towards Elisabeth
Line 6 Heysel/Heizel

The metro station opened on 5 July 1985 as part of the BockstaelHeysel/Heizel extension of former line 1A, including the stations Stuyvenbergh and Heysel/Heizel. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by line 6.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Line 6 direction ROI BAUDOUIN - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
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