Meir premetro station

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.

Meir
LocationBelgium
Coordinates51°13′06.114″N 04°24′20.874″E
Operated byDe Lijn
Construction
Structure typeunderground
Platform levels2
History
Opened25 March 1975 (1975-03-25)
Services
Preceding station   De Lijn   Following station
Tram route 3
toward P+R Merksem
Tram route 5
toward Wijnegem
Tram route 9
toward P+R Wommelgem
Tram route 15
toward P+R Boechout
Location
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

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

  1. "Halte Antwerpen Premetrostation Meir". https://www.delijn.be/nl/haltes/halte/104720/Antwerpen_Premetrostation_Meir. Missing or empty |url= (help)CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. "Tramschema Antwerpen". https://static.delijn.be/Images/Flanders%20Tramschema_tcm3-5304.pdf. Missing or empty |url= (help)CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. "Boerentoren, Inventaris Onroerend Erfgoed [online]". Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
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