Gribaumont metro station

Summary

Gribaumont is a Brussels Metro station on line 1 (prior to 4 April 2009 the eastern branch of line 1B). It is located in the municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert/Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe, in the eastern part of Brussels, Belgium, and opened on 20 January 1976. It is located under the Avenue de Broqueville/De Broquevillelaan and takes its name from the nearby Avenue Louis Gribaumont/Louis Gribaumontlaan, named after the landowner who helped develop the area in the 1900s.[1]

General information
Coordinates50°50′33″N 4°25′3″E / 50.84250°N 4.41750°E / 50.84250; 4.41750
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened20 September 1976; 47 years ago (1976-09-20)
Services
Preceding station The icon for Brussels Metro.A white letter 'M' on top of a pink circle. Brussels Metro Following station
Joséphine-Charlotte Line 1 Tomberg

In 2008, the original Pavimento Pirelli black rubber floor tiles on the platforms were removed. They were replaced with new biscuit-coloured terrazzo tiles, with darker grey tiles nearest to the walls. The platform area overhead lighting was also replaced in late 2008.

References edit

  1. ^ Bernard, Pierre (2005). "WOLUWE-SAINT-PIERRE Avenue Louis Gribaumont". Région de Bruxelles-Capitale inventaire du patrimoine architectural (in French).