Simonis and Elisabeth stations
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| Location | Boulevard Léopold II / Leopold II-laan 1081 Koekelberg, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°51′47″N 4°19′50″E / 50.86306°N 4.33056°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | STIB/MIVB, Infrabel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | STIB/MIVB, SNCB/NMBS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform (Simonis metro) 2 side platforms (Elisabeth metro) 2 side platforms (SNCB/NMBS) 2 side platforms (tram 19) 1 side, 1 island platform (tram 9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1982 (Simonis metro) 1986 (tram 19) 1988 (Elisabeth metro) 2009 (railway) 2019 (tram 9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Simonis and Elisabeth are two interconnected Brussels Metro stations serving lines 2 and 6 on two different levels, as well as a tram and bus stop. Additionally, Simonis railway station (French: Gare de Simonis; Dutch: Station Simonis) is a railway station operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS). It is served by the Brussels Regional Express Network (RER/GEN) service.
The station complex is situated at the end of the Boulevard Léopold II/Leopold II-laan in the municipality of Koekelberg, in the western part of Brussels, Belgium. Simonis received its name from the aboveground square Place Eugène Simonis/Eugène Simonisplein, itself named after the sculptor Eugène Simonis; while the nearby Elisabeth Park, named after Queen Elisabeth, gives Elisabeth its name.
Simonis metro station opened on 6 October 1982 and is a transit station in north–south direction situated in a cutting next to a railway line. It serves as a transit station on line 6 and a terminus of line 2. Elisabeth metro station is orthogonal to and one level below Simonis and is a terminal station located at the end of the Boulevard Léopold II in east–west direction. It opened on 2 October 1988 and is the terminus for lines 2 and 6.