Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet metro station in the context of Schuman station


Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet metro station in the context of Schuman station

⭐ Core Definition: Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet metro station

Arts-Loi (French, pronounced [aʁ lwa]) or Kunst-Wet (Dutch, pronounced [kʏnst ʋɛt]) is a Brussels Metro station on lines 1, 2, 5 and 6. It is located in the City of Brussels, Belgium, under the intersection of the Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat (lit.'Law Street') and the Avenue des Arts/Kunstlaan (lit.'Art Avenue'), after which it is named, the latter street being part of the Small Ring (Brussels' inner ring road).

The station's lower level opened on 17 December 1969, under the name Arts/Kunst, as a premetro (underground tram) station on the tram line between De Brouckère and Schuman. Its name was changed to its current form in 1971. This station was upgraded to full metro status on 20 September 1976, serving former east–west line 1 (further split in 1982 into former lines 1A and 1B). The station was extended on 2 October 1988 with the opening of the line 2 station, located on the upper level. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by lines 1, 2, 5 and 6.

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Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet metro station in the context of Brussels Metro line 6

Line 6 is a rapid transit line on the Brussels Metro in Belgium operated by STIB/MIVB. It connects Roi Baudouin/Koning Boudewijn in the north-west of Brussels to Simonis/Elisabeth to the north-west of the city centre, then performing a counterclockwise "loop" around the centre up to Simonis again. During this loop, the line runs under the Small Ring (Brussels' inner ring road), from Porte de Hal/Hallepoort to Yser/IJzer. It has existed in its current form since 4 April 2009, when it replaced former line 1A between Roi Baudouin and Beekkant. It serves 25 metro stations and has 26 stops, metros on that line stopping twice at Simonis. The Simonis-Elisabeth loop is also served by line 2. The line has also a common section with lines 1 and 5 between Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation and Beekkant. A connection with those lines is also possible at Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet. Starting from Roi Baudouin, the line crosses the municipalities of the City of Brussels, Jette, Koekelberg, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Anderlecht and Saint-Gilles.

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