Schijnpoort (Antwerp premetro station)

Schijnpoort
General information
LocationBelgium
Coordinates51°13′38″N 04°26′20″E / 51.22722°N 4.43889°E / 51.22722; 4.43889
Operated byDe Lijn
Construction
Structure typeunderground
Platform levels2
History
Opened1 April 1996 (1996-04-01)
Services
Preceding station Antwerp tram Following station
Sport
towards P+R Merksem
Tram route 2 Handel
towards Hoboken
Handel
towards P+R Melsele
Tram route 3 Sport
towards P+R Merksem
Handel Tram route 5 Sportpaleis
towards Wijnegem
Sport
towards P+R Luchtbal
Tram route 6 Handel
towards P+R Olympiade
Location
Schijnpoort is located in the Antwerp premetro network
Schijnpoort
Schijnpoort
Location within the Antwerp premetro network

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]

  1. ^ "Schijnpoort-Schatten van Deurne" (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Tram 5 doorkruist Antwerpen". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). 30 September 2005. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Tram 6: vanaf najaar nieuwe tram voor Antwerpen" (in Dutch). 5 March 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Merksem. Het nieuwe aanbod van De Lijn" (PDF) (in Dutch). 1 September 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2016.