Botanique metro station

For other uses, see Botanique (disambiguation).

Botanique/Kruidtuin metro station
General information
Location	Rue Royale / Koningsstraat 1210 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates	50°51′13″N 4°21′57″E
Owned by	STIB/MIVB
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	18 August 1974 (1974-08-18) (premetro) 2 October 1988 (1988-10-02) (metro)
Services
Preceding station Brussels Metro Following station Rogier towards Elisabeth Line 2 Madou towards Simonis Line 6 Madou towards King Baudouin

Botanique (French, pronounced [bɔtanik] ) or Kruidtuin (Dutch, pronounced [ˈkrœytœyn]) is a Brussels Metro station on the northern segment of lines 2 and 6. It is located under the Small Ring (Brussels' inner ring road) at the Rue Royale/Koningsstraat in the municipality of the Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, north of the City of Brussels, Belgium.

The station opened on 18 August 1974 as a premetro (underground tram) station. It became a heavy metro station, serving line 2, when this line was converted on 2 October 1988. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it now lies on the joint section of lines 2 and 6.

The National Botanic Garden of Belgium, for which the area and station is named, was moved in the 1930s to the Flemish municipality of Meise, but the name Le Botanique and the building complex located nearby is still used as a concert venue and cultural centre.

See also

• Transport in Brussels
• History of Brussels

External links

• Media related to Kruidtuin/Botanique metro station at Wikimedia Commons
• STIB/MIVB official website