Gribaumont metro station
Metro station in Brussels, Belgium
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Gribaumont (French pronunciation: [ɡʁibomɔ̃]) is a Brussels Metro station on the eastern branch of line 1. It is located in the municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, in the eastern part of Brussels, Belgium. It is located under the Avenue de Broqueville/De Broquevillelaan and takes its name from the nearby Avenue Louis Gribaumont/Louis Gribaumontlaan, named after the landowner who helped develop the area in the 1900s.[1]
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1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
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 Gribaumont metro station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Avenue de Broqueville / De Broquevillelaan 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°50′33″N 4°25′3″E | ||||||||||
| Owner | STIB/MIVB | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 September 1976 | ||||||||||
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The metro station opened on 20 January 1976. Since 4 April 2009, the station has been served by the eastern branch of line 1 (previously line 1B).
In 2008, the original Pavimento Pirelli black rubber floor tiles on the platforms were removed. They were replaced with new biscuit-coloured terrazzo tiles, with darker grey tiles nearest to the walls. The platform area overhead lighting was also replaced in late 2008.
