Heysel (

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) or Heizel (

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) is a

Brussels Metro The Brussels Metro (french: Métro de Bruxelles, nl, Brusselse metro) is a rapid transit system serving a large part of the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. It consists of four conventional metro lines and three ''premetro'' lines. The me ...

station on line 6.https://www.metrolinemap.com/station/brussels/heysel-heizel/ It is located in

Laeken () or () is a residential suburb in the north-western part of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. It belongs to the municipality of the City of Brussels and is mostly identified by the Belgian postal code: 1020. Prior to 1921, it was a sep ...

, in the north-west of the

City of Brussels The City of Brussels (french: Ville de Bruxelles or alternatively ''Bruxelles-Ville'' ; nl, Stad Brussel or ''Brussel-Stad'') is the largest municipality and historical centre of the Brussels-Capital Region, as well as the capital of the Fl ...

, Belgium, and serves the Heysel/Heizel Plateau, famous for the

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1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart ...

and

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

, the

King Baudouin Stadium The King Baudouin Stadium (french: Stade Roi Baudouin , nl, Koning Boudewijnstadion ) is a sports ground in north-west Brussels, Belgium. Located in the Heysel district of the City of Brussels, it was built to embellish the Heysel Plateau in ...

(formerly known as the Heysel Stadium) and the

Atomium The Atomium ( , , ) is a landmark building in Brussels, Belgium, originally constructed for the 1958 Brussels World's Fair ( Expo '58). It is located on the Heysel/Heizel Plateau in Laeken (northern part of the City of Brussels), where the ex ...

. The Bruparck entertainment park (with among others Mini-Europe

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and Kinepolis Brussels cinema) and the Centenary Palace, home to the Brussels Exhibition Centre (

Brussels Expo The Brussels Exhibition Centre (french: Parc des Expositions de Bruxelles, nl, Tentoonstellingspark van Brussel), also known as Brussels Expo, is the most important event complex in Brussels, Belgium. Located on the Heysel/Heizel Plateau in L ...

), are also located nearby. The station opened on 5 July 1985. Prior to 1998, it was the western terminus of former line 1A (now line 6). The line was expanded to the

King Baudouin metro station King Baudouin (french: Roi Baudouin, nl, Koning Boudewijn) is a Brussels Metro station and the western terminus of line 6 (formerly 1A). It is located in Laeken, in the north-west of the City of Brussels, Belgium, and serves the King Baudoui ...

for the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship. It offers a connection with tram route 7 as well as bus routes 84 and 88. Centenary Palace

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