Jump to content

Botanique metro station

Coordinates: 50°51′13″N 4°21′57″E / 50.85361°N 4.36583°E / 50.85361; 4.36583
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Jason Lagos (talk | contribs) at 15:34, 21 July 2020 (Added address, opening date). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.


Botanique/Kruidtuin metro station
General information
LocationRue Royale / Koningsstraat
B-1210 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°51′13″N 4°21′57″E / 50.85361°N 4.36583°E / 50.85361; 4.36583
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
History
Opened18 August 1974; 50 years ago (1974-08-18) (premetro)
2 October 1988; 35 years ago (1988-10-02) (metro)
Services
Preceding station   Brussels Metro   Following station
Template:Brussels Metro lines
Template:Brussels Metro lines

Botanique (French) or Kruidtuin (Dutch) is a Brussels metro station on the northern segment of lines 2 and 6. It is located under the small ring at Rue Royale/Koningsstraat in the municipality of the Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, north of the City of Brussels (Belgium). It opened as a premetro (underground tram) station on 18 August 1974 and became a full metro station on 2 October 1988.

The National Botanic Garden of Belgium, for which the area and station is named, was moved in the 1930s to the Flemish municipality of Meise, but the name Le Botanique and the building complex located nearby is still used as a concert venue and cultural centre.

Media related to Kruidtuin/Botanique metro station at Wikimedia Commons