Stockel metro station
![]() Stockel/Stokkel metro station | |||||||||||
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Coordinates | 50°50′29″N 4°27′52″E / 50.84139°N 4.46444°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | STIB/MIVB | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 31 August 1988 | ||||||||||
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Stockel (French, former Dutch spelling) or Stokkel (modern Dutch) is the eastern terminus of line 1 (formerly line 1B) on the Brussels Metro. The station opened on 31 August 1988 and is located in the municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre/Sint-Pieters-Woluwe, in the eastern part of Brussels, Belgium.
Art in the station
Murals on the walls across each of the tracks from the single island platform illustrate more than 140 characters from Hergé's comic The Adventures of Tintin. The sketches for the work were made by the artist himself, just before his death. The figures were drawn by Studio Hergé.[1]
Surroundings
Next to the subway station, there is a shopping centre named Stockel Square, home to various shops including clothing, jewellery, food, etc. In front of the station, there is also a cinema called Le New Stockel.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "Mural Art - Tintin in Stockel Metro station". www.opt.be. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014.
External links
Media related to Stokkel/Stockel metro station at Wikimedia Commons
- STIB/MIVB official website