Schijnpoort (Antwerp premetro station)
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| Location | Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°13′38″N 04°26′20″E / 51.22722°N 4.43889°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | De Lijn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schijnpoort is an underground station in the Antwerp premetro network. The station was named after the Schijnpoort gate, part of the Brialmont fortifications, which was demolished in 1970 when constructing the R1 ring road.[1] It was opened in 1996 as part of the northern premetro axis and was originally only served by tram route 3. Currently, it is also serviced by tram route 5 (since 2006),[2] tram route 6 (since 2007)[3] and tram route 2 (since 2012).[4]
The design of the station is characterized by the presence of large colored arrows used as signpost and the circular windows separating the escalators from the platforms.[citation needed]
The -1 level of the station contains an entrance hall which contains ticket offices and has exits on both sides of the Schijnpoortweg. On the -2 level lies the platform toward Handel station, used by trams going toward the city centre. The -3 level contains the northbound platform toward Sport station, serviced by trams going toward Merksem, Luchtbal and Deurne.[citation needed]
Just south of the station also lies the unused premetro tunnel under the Pothoekstraat and Kerkstraat, which now links the northern and eastern premetro tunnels. The tunnel was built in the 1970s and was to be used by tram route 3, but has, as of 2016, not yet been finished due to budgetary issues that arose during construction.[5] It contains the also unfinished premetro stations Stuivenberg and Sint-Willibrordus.[citation needed]