Belgica metro station

Coordinates: 50°52′04″N 4°20′10″E / 50.86778°N 4.33611°E / 50.86778; 4.33611
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Belgica metro station
General information
LocationBoulevard Belgica / Belgicalaan
B-1090 Jette, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°52′04″N 4°20′10″E / 50.86778°N 4.33611°E / 50.86778; 4.33611
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeBelow grade
History
Opened6 October 1982; 41 years ago (1982-10-06)
Services
Preceding station The icon for Brussels Metro.A white letter 'M' on top of a pink circle. Brussels Metro Following station
Simonis
towards Elisabeth
Line 6 Pannenhuis

Belgica is a Brussels Metro station on line 6. It is located in the municipality of Jette, in the north-west of Brussels, Belgium. It opened on 6 October 1982 and is named in honour of RV Belgica; the ship that carried the first Belgian polar expedition to the Antarctic in 1897.

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