Simonis metro station

Simonis
Coordinates
Owned by	STIB/MIVB
History
Opened	1982
Services
Preceding station   NMBS/SNCB   Following station Thurn en Taxis toward Dendermonde S 10 Brussels-West toward Aalst Preceding station   Brussels Metro   Following station   Leopold II   Osseghem/Ossegem toward Simonis (Elisabeth) Line 2 Terminus Line 6 Belgica toward King Baudouin   Elisabeth   Terminus Line 2 Ribaucourt toward Simonis (Leopold II) Line 6 Ribaucourt toward King Baudouin

The Simonis Metro Station is a station on the Brussels Metro serving lines 2 and 6 via two different levels. It opened on 6 October 1982 and is situated at the end of Boulevard Léopold II. It is close to Elizabeth Park and the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. The station was named after the Belgian sculptor Eugène Simonis.

On April 2009, when line 2 was created under its current form, with both termini being the different levels of the station, the station platforms were given an appendix—used on metro trains to indicate the direction—as such:

• the upper platforms of lines 2 and 6 were named "Simonis (Leopold II)"
• the lower platforms of lines 2 and 6 were named "Simonis (Elisabeth)"
• the railway station, the tram station and bus stops kept their existing name, i.e. "Simonis"

As from November 2013, to eliminate confusion about the destination of metro trains, the station platforms were renamed again:

• the upper platforms of lines 2 and 6 become "Simonis", like the railway station, the tram station and bus stops
• the lower platforms of lines 2 and 6 become "Elisabeth"

Train services

Since December 2009, it is also served by National Railway Company of Belgium local rail services on line 28. The line runs from Brussels-South to Schaerbeek, but currently the trains stopping at Simonis go between Brussels West and Dendermonde. The opening of the line forms part of the ongoing effort to develop the Brussels Regional Express Network.

The station is served by the following service(s):

• Brussels RER services (S10) Dendermonde - Brussels - Denderleeuw - Aalst

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons