Sainte-Catherine metro station
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 Sainte-Catherine/Sint-Katelijne metro station | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Place Sainte-Catherine / Sint-Katelijneplein 1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°51′08″N 4°20′52″E / 50.85222°N 4.34778°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | STIB/MIVB | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 13 April 1977 | |||||||||||||||
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Sainte-Catherine (French) or Sint-Katelijne (Dutch) is a Brussels Metro station on lines 1 and 5.[1][2] It is located at the Place Sainte-Catherine/Sint-Katelijneplein, between the Quai aux Briques/Baksteenkaai and the Quai au Bois à Brûler/Brandhoutkaai, in the City of Brussels, Belgium. The station received its name from the aboveground Saint Catherine's Church, itself named after Saint Catherine.
The station was inaugurated on 13 April 1977, when Brussels' first metro line (line 1) was converted from premetro (underground tram) to heavy metro. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by the east–west lines 1 and 5, which use the same tracks at this point.[3][4]
History
The station was opened on 13 April 1977, a short extension of former line 1 from neighbouring De Brouckère station. Until 8 May 1981 (with the opening of the extension to Beekkant), the station was the western terminus of the metro.
The station is unique in Brussels for being located in the reclaimed and covered space of an old harbour dock, part of the original Port of Brussels. Because of this, the metro tunnel runs very shallowly at this point, making the station one of the few in Brussels that lack an underground mezzanine. Entrances and exits from the station lead up into the middle of the Place Sainte-Catherine.
In late 2006 and in 2007, the station underwent a thorough renovation, giving it a more modern look both under and above ground.
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The original entrance
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The current entrance
See also
References
- ^ "Today in Transportation History – 1977: A New Station on the Brussels Metro Opens". Transportation History. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ Jane's World Railways. Sampson Low, Marston & Company. 1985. p. 807.
- ^ "Line 1 direction GARE DE L'OUEST - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Line 5 direction ERASME - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
External links
Media related to Sint-Katelijne/Sainte-Catherine metro station at Wikimedia Commons
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