Alma metro station

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

Alma (French pronunciation: [alma] ; Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑlmaː] ) is a Brussels Metro station on the eastern branch of line 1. It is located in the municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, in the eastern part of Brussels, Belgium, serving the Brussels-Woluwe campus of the University of Louvain (UCLouvain). 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.

Alma metro station
General information
Location	Place de l'Alma / Almaplein 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels-Capital Region, 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 metro station opened on 7 May 1982. 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. Since 4 April 2009, the station has been served by the eastern branch of line 1 (previously line 1B).

Station entrance on the Place de l'Alma/Almaplein

See also

• Transport in Brussels
• History of Brussels

External links

• Media related to Alma metro station, Brussels at Wikimedia Commons
• STIB/MIVB official website