Ribaucourt () is a
Brussels Metro
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station on the northern segment of lines
2 and
6. It is located under the
Boulevard Léopold II/Leopold II-laan in the
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
(French language, French, ) or (Dutch language, Dutch, ), often simply called Molenbeek, is one of the List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the western p ...
, in the western part of
Brussels
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, Belgium. The station takes its name from the Belgian noble family De Ribaucourt, as well as De Ribaucourt park and castle.
The metro station opened on 2 October 1988 as part of the
Rogier–
Simonis extension of line 2, the same year that line was converted from ''
premetro'' (underground tram) to heavy
metro. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it now lies on the joint section of lines 2 and 6.
See also
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Transport in Brussels
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History of Brussels
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References
External links
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STIB/MIVB official website
Brussels Metro stations
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Railway stations in Belgium opened in 1988
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