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Arts-Loi metro station

Coordinates: 50°50′44″N 4°22′07″E / 50.84556°N 4.36861°E / 50.84556; 4.36861
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Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet metro station
General information
LocationRue de la Loi / Wetstraat
B-1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°50′44″N 4°22′07″E / 50.84556°N 4.36861°E / 50.84556; 4.36861
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
Platforms2 per level
Tracks2 per level
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels2
History
Opened17 December 1969; 54 years ago (1969-12-17) (premetro)
20 September 1976; 47 years ago (1976-09-20) (metro)
Services
Preceding station The icon for Brussels Metro. A white letter 'M' on top of a pink circle. Brussels Metro Following station
Park Line 1 Maelbeek/Maalbeek
Madou
towards Elisabeth
Line 2 Trône/Troon
towards Simonis
Park Line 5 Maelbeek/Maalbeek
Madou
towards Elisabeth
Line 6 Trône/Troon

Arts-Loi (French) or Kunst-Wet (Dutch) is a Brussels Metro station. It is located in the City of Brussels, Belgium, under the intersection of the Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat and the Avenue des Arts/Kunstlaan, the latter street being part of the Small Ring (Brussels' inner ring road).

The station's lower level opened on 17 December 1969, although at that time the station served tram rather than railway lines. The first metro train stopped there on 20 September 1976, when the only metro line (line 1) then split into two branches at Merode. The station was extended on 2 October 1988 with the opening of the old line 2 station, located on the upper level. Following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by lines 1, 2, 5 and 6.

Nowadays, the station is mainly used by commuters as there are few tourist sites nearby, although as an important junction between lines, many users of the metro network change trains there.

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