Delacroix metro station
Delacroix is a Brussels Metro station on lines 2 and 6. It is located in the municipality of Anderlecht, in the western part of Brussels, Belgium. It is an elevated station, running parallel to the Rue Delacroix/Delacroixstraat, and forming a bridge-viaduct over the Brussels–Charleroi Canal, with entries and exits leading to and from both banks of the canal.
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 Delacroix metro station | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Rue Delacroix / Delacroixstraat B-1070 Anderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°50′42″N 4°19′28″E | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | STIB/MIVB | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Island platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 4 September 2006 | ||||||||||||||
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The station opened on 4 September 2006 as the southern terminus of line 2. It is named after the nearby street, which itself is named after Léon Delacroix, Belgium's 22nd Prime Minister. On 4 April 2009, the loop of line 2 was completed with the junction between Delacroix and Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation.
Elevated station over the canal with entrances at ground level
External links
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