Heysel metro station

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The metro station opened on 5 July 1985 as part of the BockstaelScript error: No such module "Lang"./Script error: No such module "Lang". extension of former line 1A, and until 1998, it was the northern terminus of the metro. On 25 August 1998, the line was further extended to Roi Baudouin/Koning Boudewijn for the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by line 6.[2] It offers a connection with tram route 7, as well as bus routes 84 and 88.

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

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