Stockel metro station

Stockel/Stokkel metro station
General information
Location	Avenue de Hinnisdael / Hinnisdaellaan 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates	50°50′29″N 4°27′52″E
Owned by	STIB/MIVB
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	31 August 1988 (1988-08-31)
Services
Preceding station Brussels Metro Following station Kraainem/Crainhem towards Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation Line 1 Terminus

Stockel (French, former Dutch spelling) or Stokkel (modern Dutch) is a Brussels Metro station serving as the eastern terminus of line 1. It is located in the municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, in the eastern part of Brussels, Belgium.

The metro station opened on 31 August 1988. Since 4 April 2009, the station has been served by the eastern branch of line 1 (previously line 1B).

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.

Surroundings

Next to the metro station, there is a shopping centre named Stockel Square, home to various shops including clothing, jewellery, food, etc. In front of the station, there is also a cinema called Le New Stockel.

See also

• Transport in Brussels
• History of Brussels

External links

• Media related to Stokkel/Stockel metro station at Wikimedia Commons
• STIB/MIVB official website