Delta is a

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and

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station in the

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, in the eastern part of

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, Belgium. It is located near the intersection of the / and the / and provides access to the adjacent ''Plaine'' campus of the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and to the ''Etterbeek'' campus of the

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(VUB). The station was inaugurated on 20 September 1976, as part of the first heavy metro segment of the network, located on the branch from Mérode to Beaulieu, which is now a part of line 5.

Metro station

Delta is notable for being the only station in the

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network to be named after a feature of itself rather than after a street name, neighbourhood, or other adjacent location: The name derives from the triangular shape of the maintenance complex as seen from the air, which is reminiscent of the Greek capital letter

Delta Delta commonly refers to: * Delta (letter) (Δ or δ), a letter of the Greek alphabet * River delta, at a river mouth * D ( NATO phonetic alphabet: "Delta") * Delta Air Lines, US * Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19 Delta may also ...

(Δ). The station is the site of the primary maintenance facility for all heavy

rolling stock. Because of this, Delta originates the Brussels Metro's earliest services in the morning and is also the last station where metro trains terminate at night. The maintenance complex also services a large fleet of

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es.

Railway station

The main railway station, located within the same complex, encompasses two platforms and is served by the suburban services the

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(NMBS/SNCB)'s line 26 linking

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with Halle via

Etterbeek Etterbeek ( French: ; Dutch: ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the eastern part of the region, it is bordered by the municipalities of Auderghem, the City of Brussels, Ixelles, Schaerbeek, Wolu ...

. There is a direct link between the metro and railway tracks within the station, enabling transportation of metro rolling stock by way of the Belgian rail network.

Train services

The station is served by the following service(s): * Brussels RER services (S4) ''Vilvoorde - Merode - Etterbeek - Brussels-Luxembourg - Denderleeuw - Aalst'' (weekdays, peak hours only) * Brussels RER services (S7) ''Mechelen - Merode - Halle'' (weekdays)

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Metro station

Railway station

Train services

See also

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