Osseghem (French, former Dutch spelling) or Ossegem (modern Dutch) is a Brussels Metro station on lines 2 and 6. It is located under the Chaussée de Gand/Gentse Steenweg in the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, in the western part of Brussels, Belgium. The station takes its name from the nearby Osseghem/Ossegem neighbourhood.[a]
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 Osseghem/Ossegem metro station | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Chaussée de Gand / Gentse Steenweg 1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°51′25″N 4°19′30″E / 50.85694°N 4.32500°E | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | STIB/MIVB | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 6 October 1982 | ||||||||||||||
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The metro station opened on 6 October 1982 as part of the Beekkant–Bockstael extension of former line 1A. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it now lies on the joint section of lines 2 and 6.[2][3]
See also
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editFootnotes
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edit- ^ Coordination Senne asbl. "Informations sur les sources bruxelloises". www.coordinationsenne.be. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Line 2 direction SIMONIS - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Line 6 direction ROI BAUDOUIN - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
External links
edit- Media related to Ossegem/Osseghem metro station at Wikimedia Commons
- STIB/MIVB official website
