Meir is a station in the Antwerp premetro which opened on 23 March 1975. The station is located directly underneath the street Meir, after which it is named.
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| Location | Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°13′06.114″N 04°24′20.874″E / 51.21836500°N 4.40579833°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | De Lijn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 March 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Meir Location within the Antwerp premetro network | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
With Groenplaats and Opera, Meir forms the oldest part of the city's premetro network. It is served by tramlines 3, 5, 9 and 15.[1] Tram line 7 passes in close proximity at street level.[2]
Location edit
The station is located in central Antwerp at the western end of the Meir street. In its immediate vicinity is the Boerentoren, a 1930s art deco building which at the time of its construction was Europe's first skyscraper.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Halte Antwerpen Premetrostation Meir".
- ^ "Tramschema Antwerpen" (PDF).
- ^ "Boerentoren, Inventaris Onroerend Erfgoed [online]". Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed. Retrieved 11 August 2016.