King Baudouin metro station
Metro station in Brussels, Belgium
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King Baudouin (French: Roi Baudouin, pronounced [ʁwa bodwɛ̃]; Dutch: Koning Boudewijn, pronounced [ˈkoːnɪŋ ˈbʌudəʋɛin]) is a Brussels Metro station serving as the northern terminus of line 6. It is located in Laeken, in the north-west of the City of Brussels, Belgium, and serves the King Baudouin Stadium (formerly known as the Heysel Stadium).
LocationAvenue des Amandiers / Amandelbomenlaan
1020 Laeken, City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
1020 Laeken, City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°53′47″N 4°19′40″E
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
Platforms1 island platform
Roi Baudouin/Koning Boudewijn metro station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Avenue des Amandiers / Amandelbomenlaan 1020 Laeken, City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°53′47″N 4°19′40″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | STIB/MIVB | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 August 1998 | ||||||||||
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The metro station opened on 25 August 1998 as part of the extension of former line 1A. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by line 6.[1]
