Rogier metro station

Rogier is a Brussels metro station on the northern segment of lines 2 and 6, which also serves tram lines 3 and 4 on the North–South Axis. It is located under the small ring at Charles Rogier Square in the municipality of the Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, north of the City of Brussels (Belgium).

Rogier metro station
LocationCharles Rogier Square
B-1210 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°51′19.5″N 4°21′30″E
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
Connections
  Line 3
  Line 4
History
Opened18 August 1974 (1974-08-18) (premetro)
2 October 1988 (1988-10-02) (metro)
Services
Preceding station   Brussels Metro   Following station
toward Elisabeth
Line 2
toward Simonis
Line 6

The station opened as a premetro (underground tram) station on 18 August 1974 and became a full metro station on 2 October 1988. It was named after the city square above ground, itself named after Charles Rogier, Belgium's 13th Prime Minister.

Premetro platforms

References

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