Heysel/Heizel metro station

Heysel/Heizel metro station
Location	Laeken, City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates	50°53′48″N 4°20′11″E / 50.89667°N 4.33639°E / 50.89667; 4.33639Coordinates: 50°53′48″N 4°20′11″E / 50.89667°N 4.33639°E / 50.89667; 4.33639
Owned by	STIB/MIVB
History
Opened	5 July 1985; 36 years ago (1985-07-05)
Services
Preceding station   Brussels Metro   Following station Houba-Brugmann toward Elisabeth Line 6 King Baudouin Terminus

Heysel (French) or Heizel (Dutch) is a Brussels metro station on line 6. It is located in Laeken, in the northwest 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 cinema) and the Centenary Palace, home to the Brussels Exhibition Centre (Brussels Expo), are also located nearby.

The station opened on 5 July 1985. Prior to 1998, it was the western terminus of former line 1A (now line 6). The line was expanded to the King Baudouin metro station for the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship. It offers a connection with tram route 7 as well as bus routes 84 and 88.

The Heysel/Heizel Plateau viewed from the top of the Atomium

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