Pannenhuis metro station
Metro station in Brussels, Belgium
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Pannenhuis (French pronunciation: [panənœjs];[a] Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpɑnə(n)ˌɦœys]) is a Brussels Metro station on the northern branch of line 6. It is located in Laeken, in the north-west of the City of Brussels, Belgium. The station takes its name from the street Rue du Pannenhuys/Pannenhuisstraat (lit. 'Roof Tile House Street'[b]), which is just to the west, in the municipality of Jette.
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LocationRue Charles Demeer / Charles Demeerstraat
1020 Laeken, City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
1020 Laeken, City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°52′22″N 4°20′31″E
OwnerSTIB/MIVB
Platforms1 island platform
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| Location | Rue Charles Demeer / Charles Demeerstraat 1020 Laeken, City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°52′22″N 4°20′31″E | ||||||||||
| Owner | STIB/MIVB | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Below grade | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 6 October 1982 | ||||||||||
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The metro station opened on 6 October 1982 as part of the Beekkant–Bockstael extension of former line 1A. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by line 6.[2]
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Footnotes
- The name Pannenhuis comes from Dutch, so its French pronunciation does not (exactly) match the French orthography. See also Koekelberg and Schaerbeek.
