Bockstael metro station

Bockstael is a Brussels Metro station on the northern branch of line 6. It is located in , in the north-west of the , Belgium. The station received its name from the aboveground square Place Émile Bockstael/Émile Bockstaelplein, itself named after the liberal politician and former mayor of Laeken, Émile Bockstael.
Wikipedia
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bockstael railway station and Justice de paix de Bruxelles - Vredegerecht Brussel.

Railway stop
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is a railway station in , Belgium, operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium. It opened in 1982 to replace Laeken railway station.

Courthouse
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is a courthouse, which is situated 210 metres west of Bockstael metro station.

Church
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The Church of Our Lady of Laeken is a parish church in the district of , Belgium. Built in neo-Gothic style, it was originally erected in memoriam of Queen Louise-Marie, wife of King Leopold I, to the design of the architect Joseph Poelaert. is situated 540 metres east of Bockstael metro station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laken and Tour & Taxis.

Suburb
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Laeken or is a residential suburb in the north-western part of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. It belongs to the municipality of the and is mostly identified by the Belgian postal code: 1020.

Neighborhood
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Tour & Taxis is a large former industrial site in , Belgium. It is situated on the embankment of the in the , just north-west of the .

Town
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is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the north-western part of the region, it is bordered by the , , , and , as well as the municipalities of and .

Bockstael metro station

Latitude
50.87885° or 50° 52′ 44″ north
Longitude
4.34797° or 4° 20′ 53″ east
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company
Network
IBXL
Named after
Émile Bockstael
Open location code
9F26V8HX+G5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 287288229
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q2443023
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Bockstael metro station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “博克斯塔尔站_(布鲁塞尔地铁)”
  • Chinese: “博克斯塔尔站”
  • Dutch: “Bockstael”
  • Finnish: “Bockstaelin metroasema”
  • French: “Bockstael”
  • Hungarian: “Bockstael”
  • Polish: “Bockstael (metro w Brukseli)”
  • Polish: “Bockstael”
  • Portuguese: “Bockstael”
  • Portuguese: “Estação Bockstael”
  • Russian: “Бокстал”
  • Ukrainian: “Бокстал”
  • Urdu: “باکسٹل میٹرو اسٹیشن”
  • “Bockstael”

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