Vandervelde metro station

Vandervelde metro station
General information
LocationAvenue Émile Vandervelde / Emile Vanderveldelaan
1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°50′51″N 4°26′54″E / 50.84750°N 4.44833°E / 50.84750; 4.44833
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened7 May 1982 (1982-05-07)
Services
Preceding station Brussels Metro Following station
Roodebeek
towards Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation
 Line 1 Alma
towards Stockel/Stokkel

Vandervelde is a Brussels Metro station on the eastern branch of line 1 It is located in the municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, in the eastern part of Brussels, Belgium. It is named after the Avenue Émile Vandervelde/Émile Vanderveldelaan, which it serves.

The metro station opened on 7 May 1982. Since 4 April 2009, the station has been served by the eastern branch of line 1 (previously line 1B).

The murals in the metro station are by the Belgian artist Paul De Gobert.

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