Bockstael is a Brussels Metro station on line 6. It opened on 6 October 1982 and is named after the Place Émile Bockstael/Émile Bockstaelplein in Laeken, in the north-west of the City of Brussels, Belgium, where it is located. Prior to the opening of the extension to Heizel/Heysel metro station in 1985, the station was the western terminus of former line 1A (now line 6).

Bockstael metro station
General information
Location	Place Émile Bockstael / Émile Bockstaelplein B-1020 Laeken, City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates	50°52′39″N 4°20′51″E / 50.87750°N 4.34750°E / 50.87750; 4.34750
Owned by	STIB/MIVB
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	6 October 1982; 41 years ago (1982-10-06)
Services
Preceding station Brussels Metro Following station Pannenhuis towards Elisabeth Line 6 Stuyvenbergh towards King Baudouin

The station allows transfer to and from suburban railway line 50 to Aalst and Dendermonde via Belgian Rail. A two track railway station with side platforms is integrated into the subway complex and replaced Laeken's old railway station, located about 200 metres (660 feet) eastwards.