Houba-Brugmann metro station
Metro station in Brussels, Belgium
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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.
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LocationAvenue Houba De Strooper / Houba De Strooperlaan
1020 Laeken, City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
1020 Laeken, City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°53′25″N 4°20′13″E
OwnerSTIB/MIVB
Platforms1 island platform
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| Location | Avenue Houba De Strooper / Houba De Strooperlaan 1020 Laeken, City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°53′25″N 4°20′13″E | ||||||||||
| Owner | STIB/MIVB | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 5 July 1985 | ||||||||||
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The metro station opened on 5 July 1985 as part of the Bockstael–Heysel/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]
