Stokkel/Stockel metro station

Coordinates	50°50′29″N 4°27′52″E / 50.84139°N 4.46444°E / 50.84139; 4.46444Coordinates: 50°50′29″N 4°27′52″E / 50.84139°N 4.46444°E / 50.84139; 4.46444
Owned by	STIB/MIVB
History
Opened	1988
Services
Preceding station   Brussels Metro   Following station Kraainem/Crainhem towards Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation Line 1 Terminus

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

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 mall named "Stockel Square" where you can find various shops including clothing, jewellery, food,... and in front of the station there is also a movie theatre "Le New Stockel".

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Stokkel/Stockel metro station at Wikimedia Commons

This article about a Belgian railway station is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t