Alma metro station

For the station in Paris, see Alma – Marceau (Paris Métro).

Alma is a Brussels Metro station on line 1. It is located in the municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert/Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe, in the eastern part of Brussels, Belgium, serving the Brussels-Woluwe campus of the University of Louvain (UCLouvain), and was opened on 7 May 1982. Designed by Lucien Kroll as a total artwork, it takes its name from its location on the Place de l'Alma/Almaplein, the university campus' main square.

General information
Location	Place de l'Alma, UCLouvain Bruxelles Woluwe, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium
Coordinates	50°50′59″N 4°27′12″E
Owned by	STIB/MIVB
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
History
Opened	7 May 1982 (1982-05-07)
Services
Preceding station Brussels Metro Following station Vandervelde towards Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation Line 1 Kraainem/Crainhem towards Stockel/Stokkel

The original eastern terminus of the former line 1B was at Tomberg, prior to the opening of the extension to Alma. Alma station then served as the terminus until 1988, when the line was further extended to Stockel/Stokkel.

Station entrance on the Place de l'Alma/Almaplein

External links

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