Heysel/Heizel metro station in the context of Expo 58


Heysel/Heizel metro station in the context of Expo 58

⭐ Core Definition: Heysel/Heizel metro station

Heysel (French, pronounced [ɛzɛl]) or Heizel (Dutch, pronounced [ˈɦɛizəl] ) is a Brussels Metro station on the northern branch of line 6. It is located in Laeken, in the north-west of the City of Brussels, Belgium, and serves the Heysel/Heizel Plateau, famous for the World's Fairs of 1935 and 1958, the King Baudouin Stadium (formerly known as the Heysel Stadium) and the Atomium. The Bruparck entertainment park (with among others Mini-Europe miniature park and Kinepolis Brussels cinema) and the Centenary Palace, home to the Brussels Exhibition Centre (Brussels Expo), are also located nearby.

The metro station opened on 5 July 1985 as part of the BockstaelHeysel/Heizel extension of former line 1A, and until 1998, it was the northern terminus of the metro. On 25 August 1998, the line was further extended to Roi Baudouin/Koning Boudewijn for the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by line 6. It offers a connection with tram route 7, as well as bus routes 84 and 88.

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Heysel/Heizel metro station in the context of Brussels tram route 7

The premetro and tram route 7 in Brussels, Belgium, is operated by STIB/MIVB, and connects the Vanderkindere stop in the southern municipality of Uccle to the Heysel/Heizel stop in Laeken in the City of Brussels, where connecting services of tram route 51, Metro line 6, as well as bus routes 84 and 88 depart. The colour of the signage for this line is bright yellow.

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Heysel/Heizel metro station in the context of King Baudouin Stadium

The King Baudouin Stadium (French: Stade Roi Baudouin [stad ʁwa bodwɛ̃]; Dutch: Koning Boudewijnstadion [ˌkoːnɪŋ ˈbʌudəʋɛinˌstaːdijɔn]) is a sports ground in Brussels, Belgium. Located in the north-western district of the City of Brussels, it was built to embellish the Heysel/Heizel Plateau in view of the 1935 Brussels International Exposition. It was inaugurated on 23 August 1930, with Crown Prince Leopold attending the opening ceremony. The stadium hosted 70,000 at the time. Its name honours King Baudouin, Leopold's successor as King of the Belgians from 1951 to his death in 1993.

The stadium is located at 135/2, avenue de Marathon/Marathonlaan, on the border of the Bruparck entertainment park (with the Atomium, Mini-Europe miniature park and Kinepolis cinema). It can be accessed from the metro stations Heysel/Heizel and Roi Baudouin/Koning Boudewijn on line 6.

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