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Coordinates | 51°12′38″N 4°25′19″E / 51.21056°N 4.42194°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | De Lijn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 10 March 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Plantin premetro station is an Antwerp premetro station. Located under the intersection of Simonsstraat with the Plantin en Moretuslei, it is served by lines 2, 6, 9 and 15.
Opened in 1980, the station reflects the 'richer' period of the MIVA - the Antwerp transport company which was later merged into De Lijn - and is decorated in marble. The layout consists of three levels, of which the first (-1) contains a ticket hall and four exits towards street level (corresponding to the intersection under which it lies). Level -2 comprises the platform serving northbound trains to Diamant, whilst Level -3 comprises the southbound platform towards the premetro tunnel exits at the Belgiëlei, used by routes 2, 6 and 15, and Mercatorstraat, used by route 9.