Stockel metro station

Stockel (French, former Dutch spelling) or Stokkel (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.


General information
Coordinates50°50′29″N 4°27′52″E
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened31 August 1988 (1988-08-31)
Services
Preceding station The icon for Brussels Metro.A white letter 'M' on top of a pink circle. Brussels Metro Following station
Kraainem/Crainhem
towards Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation
 Line 1 Terminus

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.

References

Notes
  1. "Mural Art - Tintin in Stockel Metro station". www.opt.be. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014.

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