Rogier metro station
Rogier is a rapid transit station in Brussels, Belgium, consisting of both a metro station (on the northern segment of lines 2 and 6) and a premetro (underground tram) station (serving lines 3 and 4 on the North–South Axis between Brussels-North railway station and Albert premetro station). It is located under the Small Ring (Brussels' inner ring road) at the Place Charles Rogier/Karel Rogierplein in the municipality of the Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, north of the City of Brussels.
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Location | Charles Rogier Square B-1210 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 50°51′19.5″N 4°21′30″E | ||||||||||||||
Owned by | STIB/MIVB | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms and 1 island platform (metro) 2 side platforms and 1 island platform (premetro) | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 (metro) 2 (premetro) | ||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||
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Opened | 18 August 1974 (premetro) 2 October 1988 (metro) | ||||||||||||||
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The station opened as a premetro station on 18 August 1974 and became a full metro station on 2 October 1988. It was named after the city square above ground, itself named after Charles Rogier, Belgium's 13th Prime Minister.
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