located_in_the_administrative_territorial_entity simonis metro station
Rapid transit , also known as heavy rail , metro , subway , tube , or underground , is a type ___MASK89___ high - capacity public transport generally found in urban areas . Unlike buses or trams , rapid transit systems are electric railways that operate on an exclusive right - ___MASK89___ - way , which cannot be accessed by pedestrians or other vehicles ___MASK89___ any sort , and which is often grade separated in tunnels or on elevated railways . ___MASK99___ - Eugène Simonis ( 11 July 1810 , in ___MASK95___  22 November 1893 , in ___MASK42___ ) was a Belgian sculptor . ___MASK42___ is one of the nineteen municipalities of the Brussels - Capital Region in Belgium . On January 1 , 2006 , the municipality had a total population of 18 , 157 . The total area is 1 . 17 km² which gives a population density of 15 , 486 inhabitants per km² . ___MASK91___ , officially the Kingdom ___MASK89___ ___MASK91___ , is a sovereign state in Western Europe bordered by France , the Netherlands , Germany , Luxembourg , and the North Sea . It is a small , densely populated country which covers an area ___MASK89___ and has a population ___MASK89___ about 11 million people . Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe , ___MASK91___ is home to two main linguistic groups : the Dutch - speaking , mostly Flemish community , which constitutes about 59 % ___MASK89___ the population , and the French - speaking , mostly Walloon population , which comprises 41 % ___MASK89___ all Belgians . Additionally , there is a small group ___MASK89___ German - speakers who live in the East Cantons located around the High Fens area , and bordering Germany . A premetro is a tramway or light railway which includes segments built to rapid transit standards , generally as part ___MASK89___ a process ___MASK89___ conversion to a metro - standards railway usually by the construction ___MASK89___ tunnels in the central city area . The Simonis Metro Station is a station on the ___MASK24___ Metro serving lines 2 and 6 via two different levels . It opened on 6 October 1982 and is situated at the end ___MASK89___ Boulevard Léopold II . It is close to Elizabeth Park and the Basilica ___MASK89___ the Sacred Heart . The station was named after the Belgian sculptor Eugène Simonis . On April 2009 , when line 2 was created under its current form , with both termini being the different levels ___MASK89___ the station , the station platforms were given an appendix -- used on metro trains to indicate the direction -- as such : the upper platforms ___MASK89___ lines 2 and 6 were named `` Simonis ( Leopold II ) '' the lower platforms ___MASK89___ lines 2 and 6 were named `` Simonis ( Elisabeth ) '' the railway station , the tram station and bus stops kept their existing name , i . e . `` Simonis '' As from November 2013 , to eliminate confusion about the destination ___MASK89___ metro trains , the station platforms were renamed again : the upper platforms ___MASK89___ lines 2 and 6 become `` Simonis '' , like the railway station , the tram station and bus stops the lower platforms ___MASK89___ lines 2 and 6 become `` Elisabeth '' The ___MASK24___ Metro is a rapid transit system serving a large part ___MASK89___ the ___MASK24___ - Capital Region ___MASK89___ Belgium . It consists ___MASK89___ four conventional metro lines and three premetro lines . The metro - grade lines are M1 , M2 , M5 , and M6 with some shared sections , covering a total ___MASK89___ , with 59 metro - only stations . The premetro network consists ___MASK89___ three tram lines ( T3 , T4 , and T7 ) that partly travel over underground sections that were intended to be eventually converted into metro lines . Underground stations in the premetro network use the same design as metro stations . A few short underground tramway sections exist , so there is a total ___MASK89___ of underground metro and tram network . There are a total ___MASK89___ 69 metro and premetro stations as ___MASK89___ 2011 .