Bockstael metro station

Bockstael metro station
General information
Location	Place Émile Bockstael / Émile Bockstaelplein 1020 Laeken, City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates	50°52′39″N 4°20′51″E / 50.87750°N 4.34750°E / 50.87750; 4.34750
Owned by	STIB/MIVB
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	6 October 1982; 42 years ago (1982-10-06)
Services
Preceding station Brussels Metro Following station Pannenhuis towards Elisabeth Line 6 Stuyvenbergh towards King Baudouin

Bockstael 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 received its name from the aboveground square Place Émile Bockstael/Émile Bockstaelplein, itself named after the liberal politician and former mayor of Laeken, Émile Bockstael.

The metro station opened on 6 October 1982 as part of the Beekkant–Bockstael extension of former line 1A. Prior to the opening of an extension to Heysel/Heizel on 5 July 1985, the station was the northern terminus of the metro. On 25 August 1998, the line was further extended to Roi Baudouin/Koning Boudewijn. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by line 6.^[1]

The station allows transfer to and from suburban railway line 50 to Aalst and Dendermonde via Belgian Rail. A two track railway station with side platforms is integrated into the subway complex and replaced Laeken's old railway station, located about 200 metres (660 ft) eastwards.